On the chip's surface, which is cooled to near absolute zero -LRB--- 459 degrees Fahrenheit) to eliminate thermal vibrations, two tiny aluminum cones
connected by an electric field generate extremely faint sound waves that bounce back and forth.
The coil was
connected to a capacitor, which discharged an
electric current to create a split - second magnetic pulse inside the coil, about 10 times weaker than the magnetic
field generated
by an MRI machine in a hospital.