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 ...

Futuristic control of structure in some materials is being made possible by a physics loophole.

The University of Scranton’s Hayes Family Science Competition returned Thursday with a demonstration of two ...

India, April 13 -- Your brain is protected by a natural barrier that keeps harmful substances out-but it also prevents many ...

Your speakers are the most important part of your audio setup, but do you know how they're able to playback multiple sounds ...

Using sound waves instead of water to extinguish flames? This is not the stuff of science fiction but a new firefighting system being tested out by a fire department in Southern California.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound waves. The live demonstration, which was conducted with Sonic Fire Tech, ...

Water has long been the go-to when it comes to fighting a fire. But what about sound waves? It might be hard to wrap your ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used focused sound waves to temporarily quiet the amygdala in healthy adults, reaching a deep brain structure without surgery. When the amygdala was dampened, participants ...

Scientists experimentally confirmed what we’ve known to be true for half a century—darkness can “travel” faster than light.

The hair cells lining the inner ear are among the most sophisticated structures in the human body: capable of detecting ...