Sound waves put levitation on the move

Technique transports nonmagnetic particles such as cells, water droplets and coffee grounds

FLOATING OBJECTS  Using a platform of aluminum blocks to manipulate sound  waves, researchers can move levitating objects (such as this droplet of fluorescent green dye). 

Courtesy of Dimos Poulikakos

Levitating objects can spin, glide and collide together — no magnets or magic tricks required.