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Soundbug is a small device that can turn any resonant flat surface into a flat panel speaker. The Soundbug is attached to any smooth resonant surface, this surface then becomes the speaker. Each surface (wood, metal, glass etc) gives the audio signal a different tone. The patented Soundbug was developed by FeONIC Technology (formerly Newlands Scientific), a commercial research and development company specialising in Magnetostrictive Audio products as a spin off from Hull University. FeONIC used the same technology for Whispering Windows, which has the power to resonate large shop windows.

Soundbug transmits the audio signal to the flat surface by way of a small piece of Terfenol-D, which is a magnetostrictive alloy of rare earth metals and iron. This substance, when stimulated with an electrical input, causes the Terfenol to expand slightly, resulting in a massive output with a very small amplitude. Once attached to a flat surface, Soundbug will translate electric signals into mechanical energy, causing the flat surface to vibrate and broadcast the sound.

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