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Blast a liquid with intense sound and tiny bubbles implode so violently that they emit flashes of light.

This effect, sonoluminescence, turns ordinary sound waves into miniature furnaces that drive chemical reactions and can erode hard materials.

Source: Nature, Sonoluminescence temperatures during multi-bubble cavitation

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Tizio Lamp
Richard Sapper · 1972 · Artemide

Low-voltage current runs through the metal arms themselves, so no wires clutter its perfect balance.

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