The technology requires complex sensors to prevent high-frequency deformations that make control difficult . Alternative "Magic Carpet" Technology
An early, high-voltage "ionic lifter" described by Popular Mechanics as a "magic carpet of the future" in an article featuring Major de Seversky .
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Originally developed by Noah Jafferis in the lab of James Sturm at the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, the project emerged from research into printing electronics on flexible plastics .