Chen Shen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rowan University, uses acoustic science to spin and manipulate sound waves for micro applications including miniature robotics and new ...

With the involvement of scientists from the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics in Berlin and the Universities of Augsburg and Münster, international researchers have presented a new ...

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MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.

Researchers at McGill University have developed a novel device that generates sound-like particles known as phonons at ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Medieval knights may often have been equipped with some intimidating armor, but while a metal suit could be ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have developed a device that directs sound waves in one direction without wasting energy. This breakthrough sound wave ...

Acoustic metamaterials are a fast-evolving family of materials which manipulate sound waves in ever more advanced ways. Now, a team led by Changqing Xu at Nanjing Normal University in China has ...

This array of piezoelectric sensors is designed to install in theaters and concert halls to harness sound wave energy to create electricity. This miniature proof of concept included 1,042 sensors, and ...

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi blockbuster, but firefighters in California are firing up a fascinating new way to ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The universe is full of waves, and they are not all created equally. Some are mechanical, and others are electromagnetic, even though they are all energy! Not all waves are created ...