A New Sound Levitation Breakthrough
The theory of acoustic levitation is extended by new research, which also highlights potential uses. Sound waves, like an invisible pair of tweezers, can be…
The theory of acoustic levitation is extended by new research, which also highlights potential uses. Sound waves, like an invisible pair of tweezers, can be…
A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of sound is slower on the Red Planet than on Earth…
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…
Investigators in China created a functioning 3D-printed ukulele and used acoustics to compare its sound quality to a standard wooden instrument. Music is an art,…
Acoustic analysis of belching during speech showcases the cartoon’s rich array of nonword sounds. One of the first things new viewers of the cartoon “Rick…
Scientists at Lancaster University and the University of Oxford have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force. Using a tiny suspended wire,…
Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while the raucous party in your own room is inaudible to the whisperers. Yale…
Harvard University researchers have developed a new printing method that uses soundwaves to generate droplets from liquids with an unprecedented range of composition and viscosity….
Researchers at Yale University have developed a simple device that uses sound waves to store quantum information and convert it from one form to another,…
A newly published study from Yale scientists reveals how to enhance the lifetime of sound waves traveling through glass — the material at the heart…
A newly published study reveals that killer whales (Orcinus orca) can engage in cross-species vocal learning, revealing that they shifted the types of sounds they…
Gibbons have mastered some of the vocal techniques that are akin to what human sopranos rely on whilst delivering their operas. Japanese scientists have been…
Working on innovative approaches to firefighting, DARPA has been exploring technologies to manipulate and extinguish flames using physics. They were able to suppress fire using…
At dusk, A. musicus sings in a Jurassic forest of Northwest China. Credit: Audio by Dr. Fernando Montealegre Zapata; 3D forest reconstruction from work by…
DARPA’s research team at Harvard University is focusing on electricity as a means to fight fire. By using a flame-suppression system based on destabilization of…
We can now listen to audio recordings made by Alexander Graham Bell 130 years ago. These audio recordings were stored at the Smithsonian Institution for…
As they are right now, riot shields do the job of protecting police quite well, but they offer little in the way of offense. Riot…