When the cutting edges of math, science and engineering meet, things get weird: Light bends around corners; fabrics grow wider as you make them longer; doughnuts begin to look like coffee mugs.In acoustics, researchers have spent decades working with strange forms and novel materials to bend and focus sound, advancing fields like cloaking and soundproofing.
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With the support of a $30 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the University of Arizona will create a new center dedicated to the study of topological acoustics, a growing area of research that could have an extensive sphere of influence.
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