Virtualized metamaterials open door for acoustics application and beyond
Credit: Prof. Jensen LI Playing back recorded audio from a digital storage allows us to enjoy music without the physical ...
Tag: Acoustics
In acoustic waves, engineers break reciprocity with ‘spacetime-varying metamaterials’
The NSF-sponsored research could have implications in communications, medicine and other fieldsCredit: Douglas Levere BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Reciprocity isn't always ...
Ultrasound selectively damages cancer cells when tuned to correct frequencies
Low-intensity approach targets cancer cells by their mechanical properties and illustrates the promise of the emerging field of oncotripsyCredit: David ...
Rhythmic perception in humans has strong evolutionary roots
So suggests a study that compares the behaviour of rodents and humans with respect to the detection rhythm, by Alexandre ...
Stormquakes: Powerful storms cause seafloor tremors
Scientists have discovered a new seismic phenomenon originating at the ocean floorCredit: Fan, McGuire, de Groot-Hedlin, Hedlin, Coats, and Fiedler ...
Finding meaning in ‘Rick and Morty,’ one burp at a time
Acoustic analysis of belching during speech showcases the cartoon's rich array of nonword soundsCredit: Jessica Moore SAN DIEGO, December 5, ...
Can 3D-printing musical instruments produce better sound than traditional instruments?
Investigators in China created a functioning 3D-printed ukulele and used acoustics to compare its sound quality to a standard wooden ...
National Park Service scientists: Does aircraft noise make birds more vocal?
Human-generated noise can have an effect on birds, even when there's no direct threatCredit: National Park Service SAN DIEGO, December ...
Atom music lets listeners experience atomic world through sound
By correlating bright lines within the atomic spectra to audible tones, individual atom notes can be identified to create atom ...
ASA, CDC plan revamp of sound-related Wikipedia pages for International Year of Sound 2020
Acoustical Society of America, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health push to improve online resources for sound, acoustics and ...
Controlling the optical properties of solids with acoustic waves
Credit: Adriel Dominguez (Max Planck Institute, Hamburg) One of the main challenges in materials science research is to achieve high ...
Using sound waves to remotely target drugs to tumors
Researchers have combined an ultrafast ultrasound imaging system with ultrasonic tweezers to track, trap and target drug carriers within a ...
Sounds of mosquito mating rituals could lead to quieter drones
Research could also lead to nontoxic method using sound to diminish mosquito breedingCredit: Rajat Mittal Mosquitoes flap their wings not ...
Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops could demolish kidney stones
New models of a phenomenon first seen in the circular cracking of supersonic jet windshields flying through rain could point ...