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In an effort to better understand how the inner ear can hear the quietest of noises, researchers from Yale University ...

So-called Rayleigh–Bloch waves can release an enormous amount of energy that can damage technical systems under certain circumstances. They only exist below a precisely defined cut-off frequency ...

Physicists and biomedical engineers unlocked new properties in capillary waves thanks to superhydrophobicity. Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called ...

The earthquake’s epicentre was located in Delhi, at a shallow depth of only 5 km. This shallow origin likely intensified the tremors felt across the region.

So-called Rayleigh–Bloch waves can release enormous amount of energy that can damage technical systems under certain ...

Entanglement—linking distant particles or groups of particles so that one cannot be described without the other—is at the ...

When the snow settles, melts and refreezes, the sound-dampening quality of the snow will change. As the surface of the snow ...

The legacy of sleep sounds, white noise has lulled people to sleep for ages. Because white noise encompasses all of the ...

The Sound of Science - 'Rainless Thunder' December 13, 2024 • Chrissy and Jasmine, our NIU STEAM team, answer a young STEAM mind's inquiry of how there can be thunder without rain.

Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet. Yet, amazingly, these ...