Types of portable humidifiers include those that are ultrasonic, producing a cool mist
by ultrasonic sound vibrations, or impeller humidifiers, which use a high - speed rotating disk or fan to make the mist.
Not exact matches
Bubbly Gone Flat Water bubbles created
by ultrasonic waves can collapse fast enough to generate a flash of light [see «Sonoluminescence:
Sound into Light»; SciAm, February 1995].
The most popular of these products is the PetSafe
Ultrasonic Outdoor Bark Control which looks like a bird house, but emits an
ultrasonic sound heard only
by dog.
It works
by emitting sonic and
ultrasonic sound waves which dogs find offensive.
There are several indoor and outdoor devices that use a loud
sound or
ultrasonic sound (can not be heard
by humans) to stop barking.
For instance, bark collars may train a dog not to bark
by emitting a shock, aversive spray or an
ultrasonic sound the moment the dog barks.
CatStop: This motion - activated,
ultrasonic alarm emits a high - pitched
sound that repels cats, but can't be heard
by humans.
Bill Fontana, Sonic Shadows, 2010;
sound sculpture (twelve - channel live
sound installation with ten accelerometers, eight loudspeakers, and four
ultrasonic emitters on pan-tilt heads); dimensions variable; commissioned
by SFMOMA; collection SFMOMA, purchase through a gift of Nancy and Steven Oliver, Wendy Webster and Stuart Davidson, and the Accessions Committee Fund; installation view, SFMOMA, 2017; © Bill Fontana; photo: Katherine Du Tiel
I believe there is a simple solution to bird and bat fatalities also,
by mounting cheap passive
ultrasonic «whistles» on turbine blades, to create a
sound warning shield, keeping flying wildlife away from any spinning turbines.
The Under Display Fingerprint Scanning Solution from Vivo works
by using piezoelectric effects which will generate and receive
ultrasonic sound waves when a finger is pressed against the display.