New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS) Science and Technology Center

声音新前沿（NewFoS）科技中心

• 批准号: 2242925
• 负责人: Pierre Deymier
• 金额: $ 2999.78万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2028-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2242925&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; Frontiers; Sound; NewFoS; Science

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYRecent advances in acoustics, have revealed topological acoustics (TA) possess extraordinary properties such as extreme resistance to disorder and obstructions such that TA waves can be transmitted in domains that are non-homogeneous and contain obstructions without generating echoes or reflections. Based on these unique properties and recent work published in peer-reviewed U.S. and international journals, the New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS) Science and Technology Center (STC) is tackling multiple exemplar grand challenges using TA. These grand challenge avenues of investigation are 1) contributing to U.S. global competitiveness in the scientific arena of quantum information science, 2) significantly impacting the future of wireless communication and 3) applying TA to bypass remote sensing limitations in the physical world at scale. The NewFoS STC is advancing understanding of the innate characteristics and properties of TA as well as its potential applications. The NewFoS STC is broadening understanding of acoustics by supporting research that uses TA to make new or better technologies in both traditional and non-traditional acoustics applications as well as generating educational materials and paradigms that will inform the next generation of TA learners and practitioners.TECHNICAL SUMMARYWithin use-inspired topological acoustics (TA) research and context-based education, the New Frontiers of Sound (NewFoS) Science and Technology Center (STC) is advancing knowledge by: (a) revealing and understanding the scientific laws governing the untapped hidden attributes of TA waves; (b) enabling the convergence of multiple disciplines to exploit the full attributes of TA waves while advancing their technological applications; and (c) creating context-based resources for education within the framework of a Mentoring Ecosystem to drive equity and empower new usage of TA. NewFoS is using the untapped attributes of geometric phase, coherence, and robustness as resources to address two types of high-impact integrative activities: (a) problem-driven projects which rely on TA approaches to achieve unique solutions to today’s grand challenges in information science, telecommunication, sensing, and imaging; and (b) possibility-driven research approaches where TA is the engine driving unrealized possibilities to fruition. NewFoS is ensuring US leadership in a coherence-based complementary approach to quantum technology that does not suffer from some of the challenges of current quantum systems. This STC is also developing the first operational, low-cost, miniaturized, low-power functional TA radio-frequency device that exploits robustness for advanced telecommunications. Furthermore, this NewFoS STC is surpassing current limits of remote sensing technologies to continuously monitor the natural environment using TA. The NewFoS STC is additionally a national resource for convergent research and education in TA and its applications. This STC is engaging multiple research and educational perspectives to solve scientific challenges surrounding TA including, but not limited to, mathematics; materials science; physics; mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering; as well as environmental, geological, medical, and information/data sciences. By engaging industry, this STC is also ensuring the effective translation of TA-based scientific breakthroughs into new technologies. NewFoS is also developing the pedagogical and TA-based resources needed for the next generation of acoustic education by generating the first in-print and digital English-language TA textbook, a community college research workshop, and a curriculum-design seminar course for students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

非技术概述声学的最新进展已经揭示了拓扑声学（TA）具有非凡的特性，例如对无序和障碍物的极端抵抗力，使得TA波可以在非均匀且包含障碍物的域中传输而不产生回声或反射。基于这些独特的特性和最近发表在同行评审的美国和国际期刊上的工作，声音新前沿（NewFoS）科学技术中心（STC）正在使用TA解决多个典型的重大挑战。这些重大挑战的研究途径是：1）有助于美国在量子信息科学的科学竞技场的全球竞争力，2）显著影响无线通信的未来，3）应用TA来绕过物理世界中的遥感限制。NewFoS STC正在推进对TA固有特征和性质及其潜在应用的理解。NewFoS STC通过支持使用TA在传统和非传统声学应用中开发新的或更好的技术的研究，以及生成教育材料和范例，为下一代TA学习者和从业者提供信息，拓宽了对声学的理解。技术总结在使用启发的拓扑声学（TA）研究和基于上下文的教育中，声音新前沿科学技术中心（STC）正在通过以下方式推进知识：（a）揭示和理解支配TA波未开发的隐藏属性的科学规律;（B）使多个学科的融合能够开发TA波的全部属性，同时推进其技术应用;以及（c）在指导生态系统的框架内为教育创造基于背景的资源，以促进公平并赋予技术援助新的用途。NewFoS正在使用几何相位，连贯性和鲁棒性的未开发属性作为资源，以解决两种类型的高影响力的综合活动：（a）问题驱动的项目，依靠TA方法来实现当今信息科学，电信，传感和成像的重大挑战的独特解决方案;（B）可能性驱动的研究方法，TA是推动未实现的可能性实现的引擎。NewFoS正在确保美国在基于相干性的量子技术补充方法方面的领导地位，该方法不会受到当前量子系统的一些挑战的影响。该STC还正在开发第一个可操作的、低成本的、小型化的、低功率的功能性TA射频设备，该设备利用先进电信的鲁棒性。此外，NewFoS STC正在超越当前遥感技术的限制，使用TA持续监测自然环境。NewFoS STC也是TA及其应用的融合研究和教育的国家资源。该STC正在从多个研究和教育角度解决围绕TA的科学挑战，包括但不限于数学;材料科学;物理;机械，电气和土木工程;以及环境，地质，医学和信息/数据科学。通过与工业界的接触，该科技委还确保将技术援助方面的科学突破有效地转化为新技术。NewFoS还开发了下一代声学教育所需的教学和基于TA的资源，包括第一本印刷版和数字化英语TA教科书，社区大学研究工作坊和学生设计研讨会课程。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估而被认为值得支持。