An acoustic hyperlens that is able to magnify and image objects much smaller than the probing wavelength promises new applications in sonar imaging.
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Sheng, P. Acoustic lenses to shout about. Nature Mater 8, 928–929 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2573
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