To hear without being heard: First nonreciprocal acoustic circulator created

Friday, January 31, 2014 - 14:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists have built the first-ever nonreciprocal circulator for sound that is able to break sound wave reciprocity. The device is a 'one-way road for sound' that transmits acoustic waves in one direction but blocks them in the other. With this device, you can listen without being heard.

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