If perfected, the technique could pave the way for using waves in new and exciting ways.
Theideawas inspired by earlier work involving light that was conducted by Shen Yijie.
Early research involved using computer simulations to see if the idea was even feasible.
Potential applications are aplenty.
A lot more research is needed before commercialization can become reality.
They also need to determine how natural waves might impact their artificially created zones.
Further down the road, it may even be possible to use water patterns to store data.
The team’s research has beenpublishedin the journal Nature under the heading, Topological water-wave structures manipulating particles.
