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Contactless continuous guidance of matter in its main states using curved elongated Bessel-like acoustic fields

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceAcoustic manipulation uses sound waves to move and trap matter without physical contact, providing a contamination-free tool for applications in industry and academia. Existing methods, such as acoustic holograms and phased arrays, are limited ...

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