Sound waves and holograms are being used by researchers to rapidly create small 3D structures

Sound waves and holograms are being used by researchers to rapidly create small 3D structures

But, once the hologram is complete, it may be utilised to form diverse materials. The forms created thus far aren’t particularly enormous — less than an inch at their largest — but they are rather complicated. Even more astonishing is the speed with which the fabrication takes place: One of the videos included with the published report depicts a transparent cube filled with a hazy liquid consisting of silica gel microspheres. The cloud condenses into the shape of a helix moments later.