Negative Pressure Unveiled: The Dual Power of Light & Sound Waves
Scientists have developed an innovative method to study the metastable state of liquids with negative pressure by encapsulating them in optical fibers. This technique provides…
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Robotic Acoustic Swarms: Shape-Changing Smart Speaker for Ultimate Audio Control in Any Room
Introducing a smart speaker system that uses robotic ‘acoustic swarms’ to pinpoint and manage sounds, promising both enhanced audio control and privacy in busy settings….
“Telekinesis” – Scientists Develop New Technology for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Acoustic tweezers manipulate the movement of target objects through the momentum exchange between the acoustic wave and the object. Their ability to penetrate tissue deeply…
Solar-Powered Balloons Detect Mysterious Sounds of Unknown Origins in Earth’s Stratosphere
Inexpensive and easy to build, these data-collecting balloons capture low-frequency sound in the Earth’s atmosphere. Imagine if sending your science experiment 70,000 ft in the…
Fire Hydrant Hydrophones Find Hidden Leaks in Water Distribution Networks
Locating leaks in water distribution networks is made easier with hydrant-mounted hydrophones and advanced algorithms. UCLA researchers developed an acoustic solution using hydrophones on fire…
Eavesdropping on the Universe: The Secrets of Extraterrestrial Sounds
Software program predicts environmental noise and modulates voices to simulate sound on other planets. Timothy G. Leighton has developed software that simulates sounds on distant…
The Melodies of Matter: Unveiling the Mesmerizing Music Within the Periodic Table
A recent college graduate has used data sonification to convert the visible light emitted by elements in the periodic table into complex sounds, taking the…
Zapping Microplastics Out of Our Waterways With Pulsing Ultrasound Waves
Microplastic particles, less than 5 mm wide, pose potential harm to aquatic life and humans as they pervade waterways worldwide. Researchers have developed a two-stage…
Acoustic Sensors Pinpoint Shooter’s Location in Urban Setting
Modeling and optimizing sensor networks for a specific environment to help missions home in on shooter locations. During a gunshot, two sound events occur —…
How Properties of Mechanical Quantum Systems Can Be Measured Without Destroying the Quantum State
New experimental work establishes how quantum properties of mechanical quantum systems can be measured without destroying the quantum state. Systems in which mechanical motion is…
Massive Hunga Volcano Eruption Created an Atmospheric Pulse That Caused an Unusual Tsunami-Like Disturbance
Hunga Volcano Eruption Provides an Explosion of Data The gigantic January 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga submarine volcano in the South Pacific Ocean devastated…
Using Sound To Control Enzymatic Reactions
Unhackneyed compartmentalization generated by audible sound allows the enzyme reactions to be controlled spatiotemporally. Spatiotemporal regulation of multistep enzyme reactions through compartmentalization is essential in…
MIT Engineers Develop a Flexible, Paper-Thin Loudspeaker
The flexible, thin-film device has the potential to make any surface into a low-power, high-quality audio source. MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that…
What Do Bacteria Sound Like? Bacterial Soundtracks Revealed by Nanotechnology
Have you ever wondered if bacteria make distinctive sounds? If we could listen to bacteria, we would be able to know whether they are alive…
New “Acoustic Fabric” Hears Your Heart’s Sounds
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals. Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the…
Physicists Discover a Remarkable New Type of Sound Wave
Can you imagine sound travels in the same way as light does? A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) discovered a new…
Killer Whales Lingering in Newly Melted Arctic Ocean, Despite Risks of Ice Entrapment
Melting ice opens new predation ground for killer whales as they spend more time in previously neglected territory. Killer whales are intelligent, adaptive predators, often…
Acoustic Tools Reveal Food Paradox Answer – Shows How Ocean Life Survives
Acoustic tools reveal hotspots of ocean life in scattered places. Ocean predators cannot survive on average concentrations of food found in the water. Instead, they…