Sensors placed around the outer sphere and inside the sodium were used to map the magnetic field,
while ultrasound beams measured the rate of flow of the fluid using the Doppler effect.
As the sphere turns, two tracking devices
fire ultrasound beams at it from below and measure the Doppler shift of the echoes to determine the speed and direction of its spin.
This is how
the ultrasound beam is generated, creating the mind - boggling 3D - like sound I experienced.
HyperSound is directed audio, and you only get the full effect if you're directly in front of
the ultrasound beam.