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New Microphone Replaces the Traditional Mechanical Mic Diaphragm with Smoke and Lasers

Audio engineer David Schwartz and his son Daniel have created a new type of microphone (still in the prototype stage) that replaces the traditional mechanical diaphragm used in mics with a stream of smoke and lasers. A photo-detector picks up changes in the density of the light due to the sound pressure waves acting on [...]