A round of applause, please: Scientists have finally figured out what’s behind the sound of clapping. The research pinpoints a mechanism called a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic concept that ...

King, who is Oscar-nominated for his work on the historical epic, on how his work ranged from large- to small-scale moments. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor For sound editor Richard King, it ...

Ah, the refreshing sound of a cool drink of water being poured. You might feel thirsty just thinking about it. Or, if you’re a scientist, you might feel curious. Mechanical engineer Mouad Boudina and ...

More than 200 years ago, physicist Thomas Young amazed the scientific world when he showed that light behaves like both a ...

Absorbing excess sound to make public environments like theaters and concert halls safer for hearing and using the unwanted sound waves to create electricity is the aim of a new paper. The authors ...

This autumn, Harjula Hospital in the North Savo Wellbeing Services County piloted an innovative rehabilitation method that ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive ...

What are the loudest sounds at UB? Where are the university’s quietest spots? What unlikely noises here are around 60 decibels, the level typically associated with a normal conversation between two ...

ABOVE: The University of Illinois Physics Building in 1917. BELOW LEFT: Joseph Tykociner demonstrates recorded sound on film on June 9, 1922, at the UI Physics Building. BELOW RIGHT: A telescope ...