Using a newly devised technology, scientists can move small objects without touching them, meaning we're one step closer to ...

This new high-tech system puts out fires using sound waves. The revolutionary technology could help protect homes in high ...

Sound is not just something we hear—it’s vibration, and vibration interacts directly with the human body at a cellular level.

There are five general senses: touch for feels, taste for food, smell for avoiding trash, hearing for sounds, and, of course, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Engineers at Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de ...

A quiet revolution is taking shape in the world of physics, and it doesn’t rely on exotic particles or massive particle colliders. Instead, it begins with something much more familiar—sound.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waves, the preeminent provider of adaptive audio technologies in consumer electronics and recipient of a Technical GRAMMY Award®, and Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN), a ...

Helium leaks are hard to detect, since it is odorless, colorless, tasteless, and does not react with other chemical substances. In Applied Physics Letters, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Nanjing ...

Sound needs a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel. Space is a vacuum, lacking the matter to carry sound waves. No sound in space means no echoes. While a near-perfect vacuum, some sounds can be ...