Panphonics produces a patented flat panel electrostatic wave transducer. The sound from one of the panels is so focused that it is impossible to hear unless you are standing directly in-line with the source or, in the case of the stand's 'Sound Shower', directly underneath. Kari Mettälä, CEO of Panphonics, explained that the technology is now being employed across the global automotive and aircraft manufacturing markets for active noise cancellation, as well as in advertising systems in supermarkets, off-air monitoring at the BBC and anywhere that requires excellent speech intelligibility.

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