Lol. MIT is in Massachusetts. Bose audio is also in Massachusetts. A stone's throw from MIT is The Electric Boat Company in Connecticut, the people who build

Lol. MIT is in Massachusetts. Bose audio is also in Massachusetts. A stone's throw from MIT is The Electric Boat Company in Connecticut, the people who build all of the Navy's submarines. >>Used this way, the thin-film loudspeaker could provide active noise cancellation in clamorous environments, such as an airplane cockpit, by generating sound of the same amplitude but opposite phase; the two sounds cancel each other out. The flexible device could also be used for immersive entertainment, perhaps by providing three-dimensional audio in a theater or theme park ride. And because it is lightweight and requires such a small amount of power to operate, the device is well-suited for applications on smart devices where battery life is limited. >> thin film of a shaped piezoelectric material that moves when voltage is applied over it, which moves the air above it and generates sound. [As it is solid, it likely can also be structural/load bearing such as to stop noise from propagating between parts.] Maybe that might be used to develop speakers for the next iPhone or VR headset. Or maybe this is the perfect tech for quieting the noisy parts of a submarine. "This work is funded, in part, by..." I wonder which unnamed parties also contributed.