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Melanin | Light to Sonics
Afro Hair Transducing Energy
'Microphone Head'
The unique coiled structure of afro-textured hair, combined with its high melanin content, creates a system that is highly effective at interacting with and transducing various forms of energy.
The photo-acoustic effect describes the generation of sound waves (acoustic energy) resulting from the absorption of light.
At first glance, a soft foam microphone windscreen and the dense, coiled texture of Afro hair might appear worlds apart, however
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