Supersonic jets create sonic booms by breaking the sound barrier, causing a rapid change in pressure and a thunderous explosion-like sound. Sonic booms vary in intensity based on factors like ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

Ultrasonic pest repellents, such as Haycone Indoor Ultrasonic Repellent from Amazon emit sound waves at frequencies higher than what humans can hear, typically above 20 kHz. According to Nicole ...

Levitating objects with sound might make for a fun demonstration, but this innovative technology has serious and potentially life-saving uses. Our video looks at the latest applications for sonic ...

Because of the thunderous sonic boom Concorde trailed behind ... And when that shock wave, traveling at the speed of sound, sweeps past you on the surface, you hear and feel the release of the ...

Scientists clarify key indicator of chemical activity: the correlation between liquid properties and the generation of active ...

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker.

The TRANSMISSION of acoustic energy through a medium via a SOUND WAVE. See: SOUND, SPEED OF SOUND. Compare: ACOUSTIC RADIATION. The levels of outdoor NOISE, whether they are intrusive or the normal ...

Researchers have pioneered the use of parallel computing on graphics cards to simulate acoustic turbulence. This type of ...

We have now observed for this small sound wave-length that, when the sound intensity is slowly increased, the number of these maxima diminishes. Further, the emphasis appears to shift towards the ...

Sound waves with very high frequencies are called ... The machines that make use of this ability are called ultrasonic cleaners. When the ultrasonic cleaner is switched on, ultrasound waves ...