| 单词 | sound wave |
| 例句 | “I’m speaking very loudly, and you’re only three feet away. The elementary physics of sound waves assures me that you are receiving my auditory signals.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Figure 3.11: The standing waves in the tubes are actually longitudinal sound waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z For sound waves, the bigger the amplitude, the louder the sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “The correct answer, Maria,” said Mrs. Rappaport, trying not to smile too, “is that light waves travel faster than sound waves.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z In simplest terms, the sound waves of consonant notes "fit" together much better than the sound waves of dissonant notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Wood took up Loomis’s proposal to work in the developing field of ultrasonics, which involved sound waves with frequencies inaudible to humans. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The sound wave that reaches you when a friend is talking is the motion of molecules in the air. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z First I cover Finway’s bowl with his night cloth to protect him from sound waves. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z In a sound wave, then, there is no displacement wherever the air molecules are at a normal density. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z If the movement of the object is a fast, regular vibration, then the sound waves are also very regular. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z We’d learned about astronomy: stuff like gravity, sound waves, and space warps. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The string disturbs the air molecules around it as it vibrates, producing sound waves in the air. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Engineers were working on everything from weapons to sound waves to X-rays. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But the most basic way that music is organized is by arranging the actual sound waves themselves so that the sounds are interesting and pleasant and go well together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z But the wave inside a tube, since it is a sound wave already, is a longitudinal wave; the waves do not go from side to side in the tube. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Since the string is taut, it vibrates quickly, producing sound waves, if you pluck it, or rub it with a bow. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Figure 3.1: A random jumble of sound waves is heard as a noise. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “That one, then. The roll unwinds. The selenium cells transform the light impulses into sound waves, and . . .” “And there you are,” Dr. Gaffney concluded. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fun fact, Jackson. You can’t see sound waves, but you can hear music.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Any bunch of sound waves will produce some sort of noise. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z If the car were racing toward us, the sound waves would be squashed together, the frequency would be increased, and we would hear a high-pitched wail. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All sound waves are travelling at about the same speed — the speed of sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Most sound waves, including the musical sounds that actually reach our ears, are not standing waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The new sound wave is shorter, so its frequency is higher. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z How does this change the sound waves that the string makes? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z In order to clearly show you what they are, most of the diagrams in this course will show sound waves as if they are transverse waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Those molecules in turn disturb other nearby molecules out of their normal patterns of random motion, so that the disturbance itself becomes a thing that moves through the air — a sound wave. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The sound waves push us into each other, wrap around us like colors. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z However, to get the melodic kind of sounds more often associated with music, the sound waves must themselves be organized and regular, not random mixtures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This is very difficult to show clearly in a diagram, so most diagrams, even diagrams of sound waves, show transverse waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Is he trying to hurt us with sound waves? Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z So what are we talking about when we speak of sound waves? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The vibrating part of the string is shorter, and the whole set of sound waves it makes is shorter. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She believed mysterious people were trying to kill her with alien sound wave machines, so she would sleep in a tool shed to hide herself. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Dad listens and enjoys the sound waves, but Mom really hears the music. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Light waves should travel through the ether as sound waves travel through air, and their speed should therefore be relative to the ether. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z From outside, the baby hears language and music, mostly low sound waves from bass instruments and loud noises. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Scientists measure the amplitude of sound waves in decibels. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Nyla closes her eyes and breathes deeply, like the sound waves are some New Age Meditation stuff Tia Berta listened to. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Thirlwell’s latest project, Xordox, recalls the electronica that emerged in the decade when he started his craft, but utmost, it showcases what he excels at: sculpting sound waves to suit his theatrical dreams. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The lowered curtain at the end feels amateurish, as does that sound wave projection, which seems too obvious, even a little corny. Review: Alexei Ratmansky Finds a New Voice at City Ballet 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z It unfolds in sound waves that swell and subside, rich with unsettling slides, piercing dissonances and spiraling riffs that never quite slip into a regular pulse. Simon Rattle Conducts Schumann With Berlin Philharmonic 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Those spare, strongly rhythmic styles echo in his work, which features wooden strips that suggest sheet music and sets of bulging metal bars that resemble sound waves. Review | In the galleries: Simulated stone and neon artworks reflect the transience of life 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z In the opening movement, the wild beating of the drum goes on for a quarter-hour, gradually immersed in electronic sounds, more or less like sound waves of various kinds passed through water. CD reviews: Noseda makes case for neglected Italian master 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z One question is whether it will be as easy to match up brain activity in people who are partially deaf with sound waves from speech. Scientists create mind-controlled hearing aid 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Decorating the back of stage is a projection of sound waves. Review: Alexei Ratmansky Finds a New Voice at City Ballet 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z These sound waves, inaudible to the human ear, are synched to the shows themselves and tell the app which outfit is on display at any time. Bits Blog: At Fashion Week, a Peek at a New Tactic for Marketers 2012-02-06T23:07:24Z According to Audionamix’s chief executive officer, Olivier Attia, the technique involves sampling sound waves for instruments and instructing a computer to scrub out their appearances on the soundtrack. ?West Side Story? Score to Be Played by Philharmonic 2011-09-06T21:53:07Z Part of this collection, recorded in villages by the Harvard classicist Milman Parry, is being scanned at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California to create enduring digital images of the sound waves. The Arcane Charms of Mangle Boards 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Bottlenose dolphins can echolocate, or use sound waves to determine where an object is. Ever wondered about animals with unusual jobs? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The archaeologists are hoping to raise funds to bring in a backhoe and a remote sensing device that could send sound waves deeper into the earth to note a burial site, or nails at least. What lies beneath: Searching for the bones of Yarrow Mamout, a turn-of-the-19th-century Georgetown celebrity 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Behind the 10- by 22-foot stage hangs a white "modular arts panel" with wavy ridges, insuring that sound waves don't bounce harshly off the walls. As Bake's Place reopens, Bellevue jumps with jazz 2012-05-11T01:22:04Z Like the sound waves pulsating against my skin. It Was Justin Peck’s First ‘Rodeo,’ and He Turned It on Its Head 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z He’s so tuned into the sound waves of Jamaica, reaching back into the history and colonial past — and puts it right up front. Ishion Hutchinson on his poetry and the inspiration of Lee 'Scratch' Perry 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z After meticulously capturing four takes of a moody, fingerpicked guitar part, Hadlock hovers over a purple computer screen showing five parallel streams of sound waves. Family-owned Bear Creek Studio makes music and magic 2013-04-23T23:24:08Z Putting the four of us together in that way, we’re not hesitant about the fact that we’re there to play music and move some sound waves through the air. Four women unafraid to rock (just don't call them ballsy) 2011-09-10T16:01:00Z Previous work by Mesgarani’s lab found that it is possible to identify which person someone is paying attention to, as their brain activity tracks the sound waves of that voice most closely. Scientists create mind-controlled hearing aid 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Whenever the moth speaks, we see him swell in size like a sound wave anthropomorphized; under his voice we hear a scritchy noise that, comic-cruelly, brings to mind a bug zapper. Review: Without Singing, the Moth Hits the High Notes in ‘The Echo Drift’ 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z The mesh beneath me vibrated and shook with sound waves. A Human-Size Spider Web Is Getting a Boost From TikTok 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z You could hear it, feel it through your shoes, sense the unworldly sound waves graze against the goose bumps even then rising on your skin. On Top of Mount Etna, a Lesson in Lava (and Luck) 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Touching the pillow sent sound waves directly into a listener’s body. Composers Find Transcendence, and Inspiration, at the Club 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The models drowned hair and a backdrop of the sea, including what might have been sound waves, added to the idea that these were nereids up from the deep. Gucci's Orgy of Gorgeousness 2012-09-19T17:33:55Z The unusual approach to combating Alzheimer’s draws on the ability of light and sound waves to affect electrical activity in the brain. Radical light and sound wave therapy could slow Alzheimer's 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s noteworthy for its superb wordless vocals, its spaghetti-Western vibe, and its innovative video, which demonstrates the effect of sound waves upon Oobleck. Five Songs 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Sonic Fire, which reveals the shape of sound waves with a string of dancing flames, being demonstrated by Guerilla Science earlier this year. Guerilla scientists infiltrate Secret Garden Party 2010-07-23T17:58:00Z Especially instrumental music is really purely about the relationships between different wavelengths of energy: sound energy, sound waves. Tiny Art Show: Ingrid Matthews Olson 2011-11-25T14:31:06Z The visceral thrill of hearing the actual sound waves of great music emanating from the Benaroya stage, after such a long absence, was indescribable. Seattle Symphony welcomes an audience back to Benaroya Hall for the first time in 14 months 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Yet beyond a certain volume, amplified sound waves bouncing around inside a traditional guitar’s hollow body would create screaming feedback. Behind the Guitar Heroes 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Purity was paramount: Mr. Mancuso stripped away mixing equipment used by many D.J.s, imagining that fewer cables and boxes would liberate the sound waves and, consequently, his guests on the dance floor. Listening Clubs Tantalize Audiophiles in London 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z In a hallucinatory prologue that begins at what can’t quite be discerned as dawn or dusk, the camera pans a lakeside landscape, and trees seem to dissolve into sound waves. Metaphysical Moments in ‘A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness’ 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The stated point of the piece is the way sound waves travel through space; making them pass through a sphere with a thin membrane alters their properties. Review: Yo La Tengo and Alvin Lucier, With Balloons 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z In the middle of such a din, sound waves from outside that realm whipped through like bolts of lightning on a distant horizon. Lustmord, Grouper explore noise and texture in deep Masonic Lodge set 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Specifically, the concerts explored analog synthesis: music made on synthesizers built of modules that produce and modify sound waves, rather than on the computers that have largely supplanted them. Music Review: ‘Source of Uncertainty,’ Featuring Morton Subotnick, at Schimmel Center 2012-07-08T21:29:42Z In Paris, Hugo Mercier, a computer science engineer, has invested in sound waves. Sleep Is the New Status Symbol 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z That time, the dispute was about research on sound waves. The Woman Who Demonstrated the Greenhouse Effect 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z But at closer ranges, measuring with laser beams instead of sound waves creates a much higher-resolution map of the seafloor’s rugged topography. Mysterious Galápagos Reefs Harbor Strawberry Squid and Other Fantastic Creatures 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Other equipment included trawlers, which use nets or other devices to sift through the water, and a robotic submarine equipped with sonar to detect objects using sound waves. Search for Maine shooting suspect leveraged old-fashioned footwork and new technology 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z "The Helmholtz resonator has the unique ability to capture ambient sound waves precisely at its natural frequency and can be represented as cavities connected to their environment via a narrow neck," Sabat said. Pingpong balls score big as sound absorbers 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Body tissue absorbing this light expands, producing subtle sound waves that ultrasound devices turn into images of blood vessels, tumors, and other internal structures. Medical imaging fails dark skin: Researchers fixed it 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Complicating things even more, there are two types of sound waves in solids. Groundbreaking study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z "The properties of the optical grating are influenced by the frequency and intensity -- in other words, the volume -- of the sound waves." Lasers deflected using air 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z BAO stands for “baryon acoustic oscillation,” a sort of frozen sound wave created by processes near the dawn of time. Ho’oleilana, a Billion-Light-Year-Wide Bubble of Galaxies, Astounds Astronomers 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z With the method presented here, the researchers have instead developed a tiny, simple setup in which they can make very precise pressure measurements using light and sound waves. Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z They’ve devised a gentler technique, using cool water and sound waves, and they are confident it can capture all 20. NASA delivers bounty of asteroid samples to Earth 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Settling a half century of debate, researchers have discovered that tiny linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do. Groundbreaking study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The innovative technique uses sound waves in order to modulate the air in the region where the laser beam is passing. Lasers deflected using air 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z But the technician wasn’t saying anything as she ran the probe across Mitchenor’s womb, sound waves bouncing off the fetus to create a fuzzy black-and-white image on the monitor. She loved her baby. But at six months she needed an abortion 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The sound waves used by the group can detect temperature, pressure, and strain changes very sensitively along an optical fiber. Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z After all, sound waves propagate through air, and surfers’ waves propagate through water. The Most Surprising Discoveries in Physics 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z But because solids put up some resistance to the passage of sound, they also host slower-moving waves known as transverse sound waves. Groundbreaking study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The closest analogy is sound waves traveling in a fluid. JWST’s Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Shed Light on Dark Matter 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The Grey Team’s program features an array of machines using infrared light, lasers and sound waves meant to relieve stress, heal mental and physical wounds and help the vets sleep without the use of pharmaceuticals. Florida center says ‘Grey Team’ technology, exercise help veterans overcome PTSD and other ailments 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Furthermore, spatially resolved measurements are possible, meaning that the sound waves can provide an image of the situation inside the optical fiber at centimeter-scale resolution along its length. Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The difference between AM, or amplitude modulation, and FM, or frequency modulation, involves how sound waves are encoded into a signal that can be picked up by receivers. Congress fights to keep AM radio as some automakers want to let broadcasting method fall by wayside 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z He created numerous works in tandem with these cracks, creating abstract designs on broken tiles that could resemble constellations, sound waves or flowers. Appreciation: Beloved artist and professor Jim Melchert taught us the value of paying attention 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Ultrasound devices, which generate high-frequency sound waves, are best known for their imaging powers. Ultrasound Pulses to Brain Send Mice Into a Hibernation-Like State 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Lake Forest Park is now grasping at vines, hoping that a layer of foliage can deter sound waves and spray paint. Lake Forest Park neighbors denounce bus-lane plan that removes trees 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The other lead author, Andreas Geilen, adds: "The measurements revealed some surprising effects. The observation of the negative pressure regime becomes abundantly clear when looking at the frequency of the sound waves." Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Illustrated on a chart they resemble a sound wave that quieted after the last financial crisis but is growing louder again. ‘Bonkers’ Bond Trading May Be Sending a Grim Signal About the Economy 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z To call the rings in Lu’s paintings “sound waves” may be too literal, just as it could be simplistic to label each color a “note.” Linling Lu’s paintings are like music to your eyes 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z A witness told Radio Free Europe: "Our windows were shaking and the house was vibrating from what must have been a sound wave." Belarus says it downed Ukraine air defence missile 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z This is because, indoors especially, many sound waves first encounter hard surfaces along their journey — ceilings, lamps, laptops — and reflect off them. Could I Survive the ‘Quietest Place on Earth’? 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Because the relationship between a wave’s wavelength and frequency also depends on its speed, sound waves and electromagnetic waves with the same wavelength will have different frequencies. Tiny ‘Rover’ Explores Cells without Harming Them 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z When we turn on the fans, the frequencies at which the cavity resonates are different for counterrotating sound waves, similar to how Zeeman splitting changes the energy of light’s interactions in a ferrite. Engineered Metamaterials Can Trick Light and Sound into Mind-Bending Behavior 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The result is an accumulation of energy that bursts through rock in the way that sound waves piling up against a speeding fighter jet erupt in a sonic boom. Supershear earthquakes are super powerful, and a lot less rare than previously thought 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The mammals are particularly sensitive to the underwater noise produced by seismic surveys for fossil fuels, in which sound waves are bounced off the seabed to locate potential deposits. Energy minister: Gas exploration starts off southwest Greece 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The day of my record attempt, Orfield crossed the room’s threshold, and his voice immediately sounded far away, as the wedges absorbed his sound waves. Could I Survive the ‘Quietest Place on Earth’? 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z A breast ultrasound, sometimes called a sonogram, uses sound waves to take images of the breast tissue. Despite Katie Couric’s advice, doctors say ultrasound breast exams may not be needed 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z As a result, a sound wave in this rotating cavity experiences a very different interaction depending on whether it travels clockwise or counterclockwise inside it. Engineered Metamaterials Can Trick Light and Sound into Mind-Bending Behavior 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z They also tend to dissipate more quickly than low-frequency sounds, so dry air further reduces how far those sound waves can travel. Climate change could quiet prairie birds’ chirping 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Hickok said they represent a diagram of a sound wave, the way it compresses and expands. Perspective | There’s a new copper canyon in downtown Washington 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Earthquakes, essentially sound waves in Earth’s crust, are an interesting example of how the speed of sound depends on the rigidity of the medium. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z There are no sound waves in a vacuum since there are no air molecules to move in waves. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z We can then route sound waves nonreciprocally—one-way only—through the device. Engineered Metamaterials Can Trick Light and Sound into Mind-Bending Behavior 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Theorists suggest that at that early time, all the hot gas was vibrating, much as sound waves vibrate the air of a nightclub with an especially loud band. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z As you do, a cascade of motion begins, forcing air from your lungs through two muscles, which vibrate, sculpting sound waves that pass through your mouth and into the world. All Hooting Aside: Did a Vocal Evolution Give Rise to Language? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z This relationship is consistent with the fact that the sound wave is produced by some vibration; the greater its pressure amplitude, the more the air is compressed in the sound it creates. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The sound waves of louder sounds have greater amplitude than those of softer sounds. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Remarkably, the airflow speed necessary to create this effect is hundreds of times slower than the speed of the sound waves, making this technology quite simple to develop. Engineered Metamaterials Can Trick Light and Sound into Mind-Bending Behavior 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Explain how the Doppler effect works for sound waves and give some familiar examples. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z This form factor weakened image quality because it could not accommodate as many transducers—units that, in this case, transform electrical power into sound waves with frequencies too high for human ears to detect. This Sticker Looks Inside the Body 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Figure 17.14 Graphs of the gauge pressures in two sound waves of different intensities. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The middle ear contains three bones called ossicles that transfer the sound wave to the oval window, the exterior boundary of the inner ear. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A person standing at one focus can whisper and be heard by a person standing at the other focus because all the sound waves that reach the ceiling are reflected to the other person. Calculus, Vol 2 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z What are the differences between light waves and sound waves? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Trigonometric functions are used to model many phenomena, including sound waves, vibrations of strings, alternating electrical current, and the motion of pendulums. Calculus, Volume 1 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z By what factor does the amplitude of a sound wave increase if the sound intensity level goes up by 40.0 dB? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Here, the energy from the sound wave is transferred from the stapes through the flexible oval window and to the fluid of the cochlea. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The same thing occurs with a sound wave as well. Calculus, Vol 2 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Moreover, sound waves travel slightly faster in regions of high magnetic field, and waves generated in active regions traverse the Sun about 6 seconds faster than waves generated in quiet regions. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z For example, Figure 2 represents a sound wave for the musical note A. In this section, we will investigate trigonometric identities that are the foundation of everyday phenomena such as sound waves. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z Figure 17.2 This glass has been shattered by a high-intensity sound wave of the same frequency as the resonant frequency of the glass. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z When the sound waves in the cochlear fluid contact the basilar membrane, it flexes back and forth in a wave-like fashion. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z P waves are the fastest body waves and move through the rock via compression, very much like sound waves move through air. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Seismic waves travel through a planet rather like sound waves through a struck bell. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A medical device called a lithotripter uses elliptical reflectors to break up kidney stones by generating sound waves. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z Air molecules in a sound wave of this intensity vibrate over a distance of less than one molecular diameter, and the gauge pressures involved are less than 10 – 9 atm. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The basilar membrane vibrates in different regions, according to the frequency of the sound waves impinging on it. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The stapes is then attached to the inner ear, where the sound waves will be transduced into a neural signal. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The sound waves we hear, to give another example, are pressure disturbances that require air to travel though. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z When a sound wave originates at one focus of a whispering chamber, the sound wave will be reflected off the elliptical dome and back to the other focus. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z First discussed for sound waves, a Doppler shift occurs in any wave when there is relative motion between source and observer. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Likewise, the hair cells that lay above it are most sensitive to a specific frequency of sound waves. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The unit of Hertz measures the frequency of sound waves in terms of cycles produced per second. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z You may have heard the Doppler effect with sound waves. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Highly intelligent creatures, they live in coastal waters and use sound waves to communicate and hunt food. Eavesdropping on the Secret Lives of Dolphins in New York Harbor 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Varying loudness means the sound waves add partially constructively and partially destructively at different locations. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z When sound waves produce fluid waves inside the cochlea, the basilar membrane flexes, bending the stereocilia that attach to the tectorial membrane. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z At the end of the auditory canal is the tympanic membrane, or ear drum, which vibrates after it is struck by sound waves. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Seismic testing is the blasting of sound waves into the sea to determine the size of oil and gas deposits beneath the ocean floor. South Africa court to rule on Shell offshore oil exploration 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The point is to send a clearly articulated direction out as sound waves into the air so that an animal might hear you and respond accordingly. How to Use a Dog Whistle 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z A stereo has at least two speakers creating sound waves, and waves can reflect from walls. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Frequency is measured in number of sound waves per unit time. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Figure 14.6 Transmission of Sound Waves to Cochlea A sound wave causes the tympanic membrane to vibrate. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Color-coded sound waves from different sections race by in three-dimensional staves like a game of Guitar Hero. Review | Cristian Macelaru and Mason Bates bring animated energy to NSO 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Such correlations are the vestiges of sound waves—called “baryon acoustic oscillations” by cosmologists—that rippled through the fiery primordial plasma that filled the early universe. Canadian Telescope Delivers Deepest-Ever Radio View of Cosmic Web 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z As such, Big Idea 6 continues to be supported, as sound waves carry energy and momentum from one location to another without the permanent transfer of mass. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z As is true for all waves, there are four main characteristics of a sound wave: frequency, wavelength, period, and amplitude. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The complexity of the pressure waves is determined by the changes in amplitude and frequency of the sound waves entering the ear. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Tiny fluctuations in temperature and polarization of the CMB capture an all-important signal: the distance a sound wave travels from almost the beginning of the universe to the epoch of recombination. Astronomers Gear Up to Grapple with the High-Tension Cosmos 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Cities are nearly impossible; sound waves bounce off buildings in erratic ways, and thunderclaps can set off car alarms. How to Record Thunderstorms 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Like all other waves, sound waves can overlap. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Different regions of the basilar membrane vibrate according to the frequency of the sound wave conducted through the fluid in the cochlea. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Figure 14.10 Frequency Coding in the Cochlea The standing sound wave generated in the cochlea by the movement of the oval window deflects the basilar membrane on the basis of the frequency of sound. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z For readers that want a more technical explanation - computer algorithms process the unwanted noise, and the speaker releases the same sound waves, but in the opposite phase, or back to front. Beating noise pollution with smart tech 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z The sound waves hit the object and show up on a screen, revealing the object’s location. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Examples should include waves on a fixed length of string, and sound waves in both closed and open tubes. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Figure 27.14 In the human ear, sound waves cause the stapes to press against the oval window. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The cochlea is responsible for transducing sound waves into a neural signal. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The trick is to find stem cells — that is, generalized cells which can be turned into more specialized cells — and then bombard them with those sound waves. I feel the music in my bones: A new study shows how sound can rebuild bones 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Most bats use their ears to “see” the world around them: After a bat chirps, its ears sense shapes and movement as sound waves bounce off objects, much as ships use sonar. How a disappearing ear bone turned bats into masters of echolocation 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The amplitude of a sound wave decreases with distance from its source, because the energy of the wave is spread over a larger and larger area. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z They number approximately 12,000, and they function to fine tune incoming sound waves. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Also, the sound will be slightly louder in the left ear than in the right ear because some of the sound waves reaching the opposite ear are blocked by the head. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z This is not the first important work to be done with high-frequency sound waves, meaning those with frequencies above 10 megahertz. I feel the music in my bones: A new study shows how sound can rebuild bones 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z In a typical mammal’s ear, sound waves send vibrations down a fluid-filled tube in the skull, called a cochlea. How a disappearing ear bone turned bats into masters of echolocation 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z For sound waves, the disturbance is a change in air pressure, perhaps created by the oscillating cone inside a speaker. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Without the malleus and incus, sound waves would not be collected by the tympanum. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z These underwater sound waves have such low frequencies that gravitational forces can alter their wavelength and speed under a sudden change in pressure. Telltale Tsunami Sounds Could Buy More Warning Time 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Does that mean that all of the high-frequency sound wave research has implications for people who feel a deep physical connection with certain types of sounds, such as music? I feel the music in my bones: A new study shows how sound can rebuild bones 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z From onboard a research vessel, scientists can bounce sound waves off the shipwreck about 85 meters below the surface to pinpoint its location. Historic Shipwreck Keeps Moving, Revealing Dangerous Underwater Mudflows 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Fluids do not have appreciable shear strength, and thus the sound waves in them must be longitudinal or compressional. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Without the malleus and incus, sound waves would not be collected by the pinna. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In theory, these sound waves' distinctive properties could allow scientists to tease them out from oceanic background noise. Telltale Tsunami Sounds Could Buy More Warning Time 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Low-frequency sound waves called infrasound that travel great distances through the atmosphere are already used to monitor active volcanoes from afar. New Technology Monitors Collapsing Glaciers 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z When those sound waves hit your eardrum, it vibrates and that vibration is sent behind your eardrum to three tiny bones - the malleus, the incus and the stapes, the smallest bone in your body. How my pregnancy led to a life-changing diagnosis 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The sound wave rattles a sheet of paper in a direction that shows the sound wave is longitudinal. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Once your watch is open, tap on the phone icon with sound waves. How to find your phone when it’s lost (even if the battery is dead) 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z "The observatory has been tested to be able to survive the vibrations and sound waves associated with launch," Stiavelli said. Decades of work are riding on the James Webb Space Telescope. What happens if it fails? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z These mammals are particularly sensitive to the underwater noise produced by seismic surveys for fossil fuels, in which sound waves are bounced off the seabed to locate potential deposits. Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an ‘unbearable’ threat to whales 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z And in 2020, a seafloor cable deployed from the Canary Islands picked up waterborne sound waves from an earthquake that shook the ocean floor. Cheap and rugged optical fibers are revealing Earth’s hidden motions 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z This varying loudness happens because the sound waves have similar but not identical frequencies. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A super-dense screen could be almost distinguishable from a real image, and a sound wave could capture the sensation of hearing somebody speak. Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z These oscillations are roughly analogous to beats, and are best thought of as pulsing, alternating low-then-loud auditory effects that happen when two nearly identical sound waves are played simultaneously. New Universal Force Tested by Blasting Neutrons through Crystal 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The clips were read by actors to protect the offenders' identities and the short videos show an audio sound wave against a blue background with subtitles. Should sex offenders' voices ever be heard? 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Zhan was part of a team that used such ocean sound waves, which travel faster in warmer water, to measure the ocean’s temperature change over time. Cheap and rugged optical fibers are revealing Earth’s hidden motions 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z In this text, we shall explore such periodic sound waves. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Wireless charging is an extremely competitive concept, with multiple start-ups vying to transmit power via electromagnetism, lasers or sound waves. This Room Could Wirelessly Charge All Your Devices 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z As it draws near, more sound waves reach your ear and the pitch increases. The Future of Car Navigation Has Arrived 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Bats and toothed whales have specialized anatomy that lets them use such beams for echolocation, sensing their surroundings by deciphering the rebounding sound waves. Antarctic Seals Vocalize in Ultrasonic—but Not for the Usual Reason 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Nature’s own sonar system, echolocation occurs when an animal emits a sound wave that bounces off an object, returning an echo that provides information about the object’s distance and size. Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works. 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Figure 17.5 After many vibrations, there are a series of compressions and rarefactions moving out from the string as a sound wave. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Seismic surveys send sound waves into the Earth that, like x-rays in a human body, provide a rough picture thousands of feet below the surface. Test drilling for oil and gas begins in Namibia’s Okavango region 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z When finished, I’d strategically rearranged my mess of storage containers, rolled-up rugs, bookshelves, cardboard boxes and VHS tapes along walls to absorb sound waves and build an acoustically awesome listening space. Lose the earbuds. Ditch the phone. How to get the most out of your music 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z An earlier Navy contract calls for an elaborate system to spot intruders in U.S. ports by using lasers to measure underwater sound waves. Space Force delays deal to ‘further evaluate’ contractor found to have acted fraudulently 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z A sound wave 300 times more powerful than the noise of a typical popcorn popper would be about as loud as a nightclub and quieter than many power tools. Will My Popcorn Explode? 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z There is a net force on the eardrum, since the sound wave pressures differ from the atmospheric pressure found behind the eardrum. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Biologists are concerned about how the seismic survey’s sound waves will affect elephants, which communicate with low-frequency seismic waves “heard” through their sensitive feet. Test drilling for oil and gas begins in Namibia’s Okavango region 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “The Hammerhead True Wireless Pro uses hybrid ANC to nullify both external and unwanted internal noise by generating inverse sound waves simultaneously,” Razer wrote in its press release for the new buds. Razer’s new true wireless earbuds have noise cancellation and low latency for mobile games 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The sound wave left its imprint on the CMB and, faintly, in the distribution of the galaxies. To explain away dark matter, gravity would have to be really weird, cosmologists say 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z More significant measures, though, remain nestled within the vessels, where countless pent-up sound waves lie dormant, patiently waiting for the chance to shed their mortal cylinders and wend their way into the here and now. A temple of sound awaits in the UCSB's collection of early music and sound recordings 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Figure 17.23 Headphones designed to cancel noise with destructive interference create a sound wave exactly opposite to the incoming sound. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Called the CPS-1, it digitizes the sound waves via a specially designed cartridge and stylus that can read parts that primitive needles could never amplify, adding more nuance to the static-y and crackly recordings. Meet the guardians of the world's earliest musical recordings 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z In another scene, a particle vibrates in the air in front of Vos-as-Tate’s eyes — a tiny object that was levitated acoustically, using sound waves. Inside the making of ‘Possessor Uncut,' the arthouse sci-fi thriller too extreme for the MPAA 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The sound waves sketch a scene, conjuring up both the people on the train — driving it, riding in it — and the people on the other end of the tracks awaiting the train’s arrival. Perspective | Do you hear that? These are just a few of my favorite sounds. 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z The idea was first proposed and trialled in the late 1970s using sound waves generated by scientists. Earthquake 'hack' reveals scale of ocean warming 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z A sound wave traveling in 20ºC air has a pressure amplitude of 0.5 Pa. What is the intensity of the wave? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z This waveguide enables sound waves to coast across entire ocean basins, says Bruce Cornuelle, a Scripps oceanographer who worked with Munk. Ocean’s hidden heat measured with earthquake sounds 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The speakers emit sound waves that correspond to the incoming racket and neutralize it — or, at least some of it. Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z “That shows up as a glitch in the sound waves,” Pinsonneault says. An Elemental Problem with the Sun 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The new approach involves using the naturally produced sound waves that occur when an underwater earthquake strikes. Earthquake 'hack' reveals scale of ocean warming 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The amplitude of a sound wave is measured in terms of its maximum gauge pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The device sends down a fan of sound waves, which computers decipher into a three-dimensional portrait of the seafloor’s shape and composition. Earth's final frontier: the global race to map the entire ocean floor 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The system is based on the frequency of the sound waves and, for now, the optimal range is between 300 and 1,000 hertz. Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The acoustic weapons called LRADs focus sound waves in one direction and over long distances. How to Protect Yourself during Protests 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z For one thing, researchers are largely in the dark about how sound waves and brain cells interact. Aiming ultrasound at the brain raises hope of new treatments 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z This is true for waves on guitar strings, for water waves, and for sound waves, where amplitude is proportional to pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A third group comprises specialized technologies ranging from the electric shocks of handheld Tasers to weaponized sound waves. What “Less Lethal” Weapons Actually Do 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The system uses a microphone outside the window to detect the repeating sound waves of the offending noise source, which is registered by a computer controller. Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Researchers analyzed thousands of recordings of seismic waves, or sound waves traveling through the Earth. Underground 'structures' discovered near Earth’s core, surprising scientists 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Normally the sound waves dissipate in the air within a lung and do not produce an image. Handheld Ultrasound Devices Are Speeding Diagnosis of COVID-19 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Huygens’s principle works for all types of waves, including water waves, sound waves, and light waves. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Ultrasound imaging uses high-frequency sound waves to view the inside of the body. Precious keepsake or needless risk? Ultrasound businesses peddle fetal photos to anxious parents 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z These characteristic oscillations, called eigenmodes, are standing waves, like the standing sound waves responsible for the sounds of musical instruments such as violins and oboes. A glimpse inside δ Scuti stars 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z One person’s hiccups were even caused by a hair brushing against their tympanic membrane, the membrane that vibrates in response to sound waves and enables us to hear. What’s the Science Behind Why We Hiccup? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Produced and directed by Kevin Smokler and Christopher Boone, it focuses on the revival of record manufacturing and the sheer magic of capturing sound waves and locking them onto a plastic disc. Three new documentaries explore the enduring allure of a great record store 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z What is the difference between the behavior of sound waves and light waves in this case? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z His finding of how electrons behave when trapped, or localized, became known as Anderson localization, and was subsequently extended to the properties of light and sound waves. Philip W. Anderson, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Is Dead at 96 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z The goal, P-Orridge once said, was “to play so loudly that sound waves could actually be seen” — and they once claimed to have succeeded. Time and space could never contain musician, artist and thinker Genesis P-Orridge 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Like cartographers, the neurosurgeon and neuroradiologist measured and directed the initial position of the sound waves. His hands shook uncontrollably for a decade. MRI-guided ultrasound surgery finally relieved the tremors. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Hearing is based on cells in the inner ear detecting the force of sound waves. Feel the force: How cells sense touch 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Can a sound wave in air be polarized? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z GIF: Google Without using a camera, the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max emit inaudible sound waves that measure your distance from the device. Google explains how Nest Hubs know to display what’s important 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z By microwaving foods in a vacuum or bombarding them with sound waves, Moody’s team has managed to reduce their weight and volume by an additional thirty per cent, while improving their flavor. Can Babies Learn to Love Vegetables? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z In this bloodless surgery, 1,000 transmitters housed in a water-cooled helmet produce sound waves, all directed at a single spot in the brain. His hands shook uncontrollably for a decade. MRI-guided ultrasound surgery finally relieved the tremors. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z That channels the sound waves up through the tubes to the ears. Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z When surfaces rub, the surface atoms adhere and cause atomic lattices to vibrate—essentially creating sound waves that penetrate the material. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z More accurate hyper-polarised MRI scans and photo acoustics, where laser light is delivered to the tumour, creating sound waves which are analysed to produce images, are the next advances being tested in imaging. Scientists seek clues to 'birth of cancer' 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Like sound waves produced by a musical instrument, the fluctuations had characteristic wavelengths from vibrations bouncing back and forth. Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Studies of Earth’s Place in the Universe 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Inside the cells, the bubbles boost the number of sound waves that bounce back to the ultrasound device, making the host cells detectable. Ultrasound can ‘see’ when tumor cells turn genes on and off 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Oceanographers say their kind of uncertainty arises because the main tools of undersea measurement are sound waves. So You Think You Dove the Deepest? James Cameron Doesn’t. 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The sound waves diminish with distance and their energy is converted into heat. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z These ripples began as sound waves that washed through the universe in the 400,000 years after the big bang, when it was a swirling mass of particles and energy. Robot detector to map cosmos for clues to dark energy 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The cone directed sound waves against a diaphragm attached to a stylus, which thereby inscribed an analog of those waves onto a roll of paper or a wax-coated cylinder. Neil Young’s Lonely Quest to Save Music 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The sound waves were so long that to hear them we would need ears the size of suns, able to detect pitches more than 50 octaves below the lowest note on the biggest church organ. Review: At Mt. Wilson, cosmic sound art reaches far beyond a mere moon landing 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z In 2006, a computer analysis of sound waves found evidence that Armstrong said what he said he said. Armstrong’s famous “one small step” quote — explained 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The sound waves bounce off the prey and instantly back to the bats in a very precise triangulation system called echolocation. Volunteers seek last survivors of devastating bat disease 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Both terms refer to the way sound waves from a fast-moving object such as a train or an ambulance get compressed—and therefore higher in pitch—as the object approaches a listener. In the Wiggle of an Ear, a Surprising Insight into Bat Sonar 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z For many Americans, the first image they now see of a son, daughter or grandchild is often a sound wave scan of the fetus. Would overturning abortion rights turn back clock to 1973? 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Next the app plays a chirping sound through the phone’s speaker; the sound waves bounce off the eardrum and hit the phone’s microphone, where they register and are analyzed by the app. Smartphone App Screens Kids for Ear Problems 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The microphone detects sound waves bouncing off the eardrum. Using a smartphone to sound out sign of kids’ ear infections 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z The words of their native tongues were relayed to a hi-fidelity gramophone recorder, and a stylus etched the sound waves into the surface of circular black disc records. The original records of Nazi atrocities are at risk of being lost 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z They use the reflected sound waves to identify obstacles and target prey, an ability called echolocation or biosonar. In the Wiggle of an Ear, a Surprising Insight into Bat Sonar 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z In Gordon’s case, a Canadian reviewer confirmed the diagnosis but said Mr. Muhumuza needed to improve his technique by holding the scanner at a sharper angle and setting it to project sound waves deeper. In African Villages, These Phones Become Ultrasound Scanners 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Then they used a machine learning model to classify the returning sound waves, determining which audio characteristics indicated a normal ear and which suggested the presence of fluid. Smartphone App Screens Kids for Ear Problems 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The B flat note, 57 octaves below middle C, appeared as sound waves that emanated from explosive events at the edge of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy NGC 1275. What Is a Black Hole? Here’s Our Guide for Earthlings 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Scientists searching for the endangered Atlantic sturgeon hauled a special sonar from the back of their boat, using sound waves to bounce down on to the riverbed and detect any creature swimming underneath. Hudson river shows signs of rebound after decades as New York's sewer 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “I’m obsessed with space, and how your sound waves are bouncing off that space,” he says. Andrew Bird’s ‘My Finest Work Yet’ isn’t afraid to celebrate discomfort 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z They suggest phonons, particlelike collective excitations responsible for transporting sound waves across a medium, might exhibit a tiny amount of mass in a gravitational field. Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Its ultrasonic technology uses sound waves that read the ridges and valleys of a finger. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Review: A $1,000 Smartphone With Compromises 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Nashville SC’s logo features a blue “N” surrounded by lines meant to mimic sound waves, and the team’s colors will be “acoustic blue” and “electric gold” with gold the primary color for home uniforms. Nashville SC releases colors, new logo for team starting ’20 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Much of his work entailed beaming high- frequency sound waves into chemical systems. Manfred Eigen, Nobel-winning chemist who clocked the speeds of fast reactions, dies at 91 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z He records his projects with a sophisticated system designed to capture sound as if in three dimensions — to envelop a room like listeners are awash in sound waves. Morten Lindberg loses again, continues his record run of most winless Grammy nods: 26 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Alternatively, instead of seeking minuscule effects magnified by exotic substances, researchers might look for more obvious signs of mass-carrying phonons by closely studying extremely intense sound waves. Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Drilling opponents even oppose the 3-D seismic work that SAExploration plans, which would involve sending vehicles on the refuge’s tundra and shooting loud sound waves into the ground to try to delineate geologic structures. Seismic surveys of U.S. Arctic refuge coastal plain delayed 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z There were slight density and pressure gradients that pushed material around, says Lloyd Knox, a cosmologist at the University of California, Davis, “and when stuff gets pushed around, those are sound waves.” Have We Mismeasured the Universe? 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z His doctor ordered a chemical stress test and an echocardiogram, a test that uses sound waves to check cardiac function. First he was hoarse. Then he couldn’t chew. How one man’s hunch led to the truth. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z In the case of the Navy, the “ping” is, of course, acoustic sound waves and not the electronic pings known to surface radar. Navy plans test raids on its futuristic Littoral Combat Ship 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z According to his calculations, a magnitude 9 temblor would release enough energy so that the resulting change in the gravitational acceleration of the earthquake’s sound wave might be measurable using atomic clocks. Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z When Allakhverdyan’s clarinet floated, barely heard, in “Agnus Dei,” it became the listener’s job to try to hang on to the life of sound waves. Review: At 80, composer Tigran Mansurian finds the spiritual essence of Armenia 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The value derived by extrapolating from the ancient sound waves should match up exactly with the value derived from independent studies of the light from distant stars and galaxies. Have We Mismeasured the Universe? 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z As the sound waves ping back and forth between the phone and the user, the app tracks any changes to the acoustic signal that indicate movement. New App Uses Sonar to Detect Opioid Overdoses 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z "But one of the things our mission is dedicated to is measuring motion on Mars, and naturally that includes motion caused by sound waves." NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'hears' Martian winds, shares images of Red Planet and other accomplishments 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z “Until this paper, it was thought that sound waves do not transport mass,” says Ira Rothstein from Carnegie Mellon University, who was not involved in this research. Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Air-gun blasts used in these surveys create powerful sound waves — which can be louder than a Saturn V rocket at launch — that help to map oil and gas deposits below the sea floor. Black-hole bounty, Ebola emergency and UK science minister resigns 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The system guides either natural or propane gas to match the sound waves of the music, creating a full fire show. 2018 Holiday gifts for golfers who have everything - Golf Digest 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z A “bubble study” test, contrast echocardiography that uses sound waves to inspect blood vessels, revealed the presence of an AVM in Martinez’s lung. It was just a nosebleed caused by bone-dry air — or was it? 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z As gas rises out of that magma before an eruption, it causes air in the volcano's crater to slosh back and forth — creating sound waves like those in a woodwind instrument. World's first automated volcano forecast predicts Mount Etna's eruptions 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Dolphins and other animals that rely on echolocation must also find ways around the maze of sound waves ricocheting around them. Bats Beat Dolphins in the Battle over Who Has the Best Sonar 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z In another task to restore communication towers, you have to fiddle with the controller sticks to match up sound wave patterns. Review | ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ is breathtaking, electrifying, and a tad too predictable 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The Pentagon has reportedly tried to reverse-engineer what happened, while the FBI has said sound waves alone couldn’t have caused the symptoms. Jeanne Shaheen: Cause of illness sickening U.S. diplomats in Cuba must be probed 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Experiments in water, cats and rodents have found some evidence that small sound waves may be produced by microwaves heating water in brain tissue. Scientists and doctors zap theory that microwave weapon injured Cuba diplomats 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The mystery related to how our ears convert mechanical energy from sound waves and head movements into electrical signals—an essential step in the process that creates hearing and balance. A 40-Year Quest Uncovers Hearing's "Holy Grail" Protein 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z By recording how the sound waves reflect off underground rock formations, the researchers can create a three-dimensional map of the oil and gas. Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump administration moves forward with Arctic oil plan wildlife staff deem 'not adequate' 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z On Earth, sound waves generally travel between six hundred and fifty and seven hundred and fifty miles per hour, depending on the altitude, the air temperature, and other factors. Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z This energy travels like sound waves through the structures of the Earth. Where the Pacific Northwest's "Big One" Is More Likely to Strike 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z To create a sound wave severe enough to be painful, researchers suggest, would take millions of watts of energy and cook a victim’s brain tissue before the sound ever bothered them. Scientists and doctors zap theory that microwave weapon injured Cuba diplomats 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Each sends sound waves and measures reverberations to map the sea floor, which is about 100 feet deep in that part of the ocean. Company to explore ocean floor off Maryland’s coast for offshore wind farm 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Instead, he manipulated sound waves — African field recordings, orchestral string sections — as a sous chef works a roux. Review: The Broad brings walls of noise in honor of Joseph Beuys, via vicious sets from Matmos, Faust, Pharmakon, EYE and more 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z One isolates rare-earth elements with carbon nanotube technology; another recovers key minerals by bombarding them with underwater sound waves. E-Waste Offers an Economic Opportunity as Well as Toxicity 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Instead, they’re using sound waves to alter the flavor of the drink. Serenading spirits: DC bar uses sound tech to age whiskey 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z The healing power of the liquid, he said, was transmitted into the sound waves he captured. A doctor sells 13-second recordings he says can heal patients. The California medical board isn't buying it 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The three lowest frequencies are used to encode language as a sound wave. Yanny or Laurel? Strange Audio Clip Explained. 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The "metamaterial" they developed for use in the "cloak" forces sound waves to spread their energy around the object, making it undetectable to underwater sensors. Device could make objects 'invisible' to sonar 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z So the digital recording doesn’t capture the complete sound wave. Audiophiles getting their groove back with vinyl records 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z About a year after sound waves are applied, the spirit reverts to its original state. Serenading spirits: DC bar uses sound tech to age whiskey 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z The team saw the lengths of the sound waves increase as the ring grew. Universe's first moments mimicked with ultracool atoms 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The skull acts like an antenna, the scientists reported today in San Diego, California, at the 2018 Experimental Biology conference, vibrating as sound waves impact it and then transmitting those vibrations to the whale’s ears. Whale skulls act like antennas, CT scans reveal 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The structure was placed in a tank and the researchers directed sound waves between 7,000 and 12,000 kHz at it. Device could make objects 'invisible' to sonar 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The sound waves that bounce back are picked up by sensors, painting a picture of potential oil deposits. New rules would make it easier to find oil — and noisier for whales 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z A new study used mathematical formulas to test that idea, confirming that bubble collapse does indeed produce sound waves that look just like the ones created by real-life knuckle-crackers. Top stories: Duke’s grant dispute, ghost imaging, and how mites hitch rides with slugs 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The researchers then introduced sound waves into the system and took snapshots of how they evolved as the ring expanded. Universe's first moments mimicked with ultracool atoms 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z They built their own language, sending coded messages on high-pitched sound waves between SoFi and the diver. Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health of the Oceans 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z To do so, he broke the temperature profile down into trigonometric functions, as if it were a sound wave. Fourier’s transformational thinking 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z And an echocardiogram — a picture taken with sound waves — showed that the muscle was working normally. Why Was This Teenager Bleeding So Excessively? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Instead, said Régis Trapeau, a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal and author of the new paper, the determination involves the way the sound waves bounce off outer parts of your ear. How the Shape of Your Ears Affects What You Hear 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z They have a built-in microphone that measures the ambient noise around you, then generates an exact inversion of that sound wave and adds it to the mix in your headphones. Opinion | We Got Rid of Some Bad Men. Now Let’s Get Rid of Bad Movies. 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The fact that pitch is a perception, rather than an objective, measurable aspect of sound waves, is one of the challenges in trying to use mathematics to describe music. From Music to Mathematics: Exploring the Connections (Review) 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Sound outside the range of human hearing—The physics of sound propagation and the existing medical literature do not support the concept of a weapon that uses sound waves above or below the audible range. "Sonic Weapon Attacks" on U.S. Embassy Don't Add Up--for Anyone 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The back part of the swim bladder works like an ear drum and, again, helps transmit sound waves to the inner ear. Cheetahs’ ears help them run, and they’re not the only animal whose ears do double duty 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The findings suggest that locating a sound in space requires your brain to incorporate not just the sound waves themselves but your own grasp, however unconscious, of how your ears modify that sound. How the Shape of Your Ears Affects What You Hear 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z When water-borne sound waves reach the 4.8-millimetre-thick material, they are channelled through cylinders that each contain an air-filled cavity and latex membranes. Helping sound out of the water 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z These signals travel radially so it doesn’t matter if the tsunami front is heading towards the hydrophone location or away from it, the sound waves will be recorded either way. New Real-Time Tsunami Early Warning System Calculates Size and Distance Using Underwater Sound Waves 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z They designed the structure so that sound waves reflecting off its different parts canceled, meaning that more energy was directed toward the air-water interface. Tiny device could help you hear better underwater 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Speech-recognition software converts the sound waves in a person’s voice, captured by a microphone, into different vibration patterns. Alexa, What Are You Doing with My Family's Personal Info? 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Sonar works by bouncing sound waves off objects and detecting the signals’ return time. Secret to Porpoise Sonar Revealed 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Thanks to the structure’s design, sound waves bouncing off different parts of the metamaterial interact to reduce the overall energy reflected. Helping sound out of the water 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The light is absorbed by the suspected tumor and generates a slight temperature change that converts to sound waves. A New Way to "See" Cancer 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z These mutations cause the death of so-called hair cells in the inner ear, which convert mechanical vibrations like sound waves into nerve signals that the brain interprets as hearing. This gene therapy stopped mice from going deaf — and could save some humans’ hearing too 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The sound waves penetrated as far as 1,500 feet into the seabed before reflecting off internal boundaries in the sediments. East Antarctic Ice Has a Wild Past. It May Be a Harbinger 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z When the high-frequency sound waves emitted by the sensor pass through the plastic, this so-called “coded aperture mask” introduces small delays into the audio. This simple plastic mask makes ultrasound easy 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z This translated the satellite information from stars that she was studying into sound waves, instead of visual graphs - on which astronomers usually rely heavily. Seven trailblazing women in science 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z His secret: a wristband called Sunu that emits a high-frequency sound wave that bounces off objects as far as 14 feet in front of him before registering as a gentle, pulsing vibration on his arm. For decades, the blind have used canes to get around. Now a special wristband gives them a ‘sixth sense.’ 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z While hunting small insects at night, they emit high-pitched noises, then interpret the sound waves that bounce back to get a picture of the world. The billion dollar widget steering the driverless car industry 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Spatial audio achieves that effect in VR using software algorithms that manipulate a program’s sound wave frequencies, creating audio levels that become louder or softer depending on the user’s distance from a virtual object. New VR Tech Aims to Take Surround-Sound to New Levels 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Seeking to develop something small, yet powerful, Baud and colleagues turned to ultrasound, an imaging technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to capture moving images of structures inside the body. Ultrasonic probe could detect stroke, brain damage in young babies 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z And the most attractive chapter, on the chemistry of light, draws a beautiful analogy between sound waves and musical notes, and electromagnetic wavelengths and colour. Chemistry: Explosive moments in the laboratory : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z According to the theorem, it is possible to completely rebuild a sound wave using a finite number of points—as long as they are close enough together. Which Sounds Better, Analog or Digital Music? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z As you'd expect, the sound profile changed dramatically as the sound waves started echoing weirdly on the suddenly adjacent walls. Google’s new smart speaker fixes your sound quality with AI 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z U.S. officials initially suspected that sophisticated acoustic devices were used to aim damaging sound waves at Americans. State Department to expel 15 Cuban diplomats over alleged health attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z These waves would stretch and compress space in orthogonal directions as they went by, the same way that sound waves compress air. 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to LIGO Black Hole Researchers 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Some experienced sharp piercing bursts of noise, others seemed to be affected by inaudible sound waves. US-Cuba thaw halted amid diplomat injuries 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Because mathematics describes an idealized version of reality, the reconstruction of a sound wave from a digital file may not perfectly match the vibrations of the sound itself. Which Sounds Better, Analog or Digital Music? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z But the official from the South Korean agency said the analysis of seismic waves and the lack of sound waves clearly showed that the quake wasn't caused by an artificial explosion. Earthquake Detected in North Korea Near Nuclear Test Site 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The official from the South Korean agency said the analysis of seismic waves and the lack of sound waves clearly showed that the quake wasn’t caused by an artificial explosion. South Korea says natural North Korea earthquake detected 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z And ultrasonic sound waves can heat up tissue, according to that Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center report. Weaponizing sound: could sonic devices have injured diplomats in Cuba? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Smooth vertical surfaces like windows reflect sound waves away from bats—meaning bats can't 'see' windows and similar obstacles with echolocation. Windows Vex Bats' Echolocating Abilities 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z So the sampling theorem explains how to use a finite amount of information to store any sound wave. Which Sounds Better, Analog or Digital Music? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Veirs said his study will use a network of hydrophones - microphones that detect underwater sound waves - to analyze whether orcas change the sounds associated with their foraging. Ships slowing in busy channel to protect endangered orcas 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Cuba is attacking our diplomats with sound waves, causing severe physical damage to our diplomats. Russia war plans laid for years 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z It was as if you were standing on one side of a room, expecting a sound wave to reach your ear, but it never did. Mathematical Wave Puzzle Shines Light on the Physics of Electrons 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Lewis said it was much more likely that a sonic surveillance device, designed to remotely pick up the vibrations caused by speech, could have been wrongly configured and emitted harmful sound waves as a result. Botched surveillance job may have led to strange injuries at Cuban embassy 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z This graph is called a sound wave, and it shows how compressed the air is at a given point over time. Which Sounds Better, Analog or Digital Music? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The unusual bullets generate an underwater shock, which in turn propagates residual sound waves. Mega-Tsunami Could Be Triggered by an Alaska Quake 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Cetaceans - dolphins, whales and porpoises - use sound waves and echoes to hunt and navigate. Marine mammal used in pioneering research back in limelight 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Cetaceans — dolphins, whales and porpoises — use sound waves and echoes to hunt and navigate. Marine mammal used in pioneering research back in limelight 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z In an instant, there came a terrific boom as the sound waves from blastoff hit the hangar like a gong, ringing it as the spacecraft disappeared. The Loyal Engineers Steering NASA’s Voyager Probes Across the Universe 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Conventional speakers contain magnets, which vibrate back and forth according to fluctuations of electrical or digital signals, converting them into sound waves in the air. Can You Hear Me Now? How to Protect Yourself From Voice Hackers 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z They used voltage-controlled oscillators to generate sound waves intended to resemble an acoustic drum set and an electric bass. Letter of Recommendation: Detroit Techno 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z White gowns, constructed of tendrils or fibers, provoked myriad interpretations — evoking simultaneously the lines of a sound wave, the rippling sea or the gills of a fish. Art mixes with the aquatic for Paris Couture Week 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Exercise may protect against hearing loss by improving blood flow to the cochlea, the snail-shaped structure in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve signals that are sent to the brain. Better sex is just one reason that exercise can be so good for you 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z When you hear people talking, sound waves travel through the air and into your ears, vibrating your ear drums. Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The injury created by continuous thrumming sound waves is hard to grasp for people who haven’t been exposed. Editorials from around New England 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z But more often than not, synthesizers and sequencers are used to form sound waves from scratch. Letter of Recommendation: Detroit Techno 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Just a few milliseconds after the first gunshot, a distinct second blip appeared in the sound wave, just moments before the second shot was fired. Gunfire audio opens new front in crime-fighting - BBC News 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z It is, after all, flying through space where there is no air and thus no vibrating air molecules to convey sound waves. The ‘Sounds’ of Space as NASA’s Cassini Dives by Saturn 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z That means that you receive two sources of sound: the sound waves that travel into your ears from your own voice, as well as vocal cord vibrations. Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The machine uses high-frequency sound waves instead of heat to dry laundry. Ultrasonic clothes dryer 'halves drying time' - BBC News 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z That team proposed that visible light from a meteor heats up materials such as hair and glasses, which then vibrate and produce sound waves. New theory may explain the ‘music of the meteors’ 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The shape of the sound wave produced by a gunshot, for example, is different depending on which way the weapon is pointing. Gunfire audio opens new front in crime-fighting - BBC News 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z As the force travels, it leaves a wake of destruction but gets weaker and weaker until it becomes a sound wave. U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests Come to YouTube 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s possible to hack a phone with sound waves. Tech Roundup: The Race to Be Under the Hood of Driverless Cars 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z They convert sound waves to signals that are carried by nerves to the brain. Now hear this: Loud sound may pose more harm than we thought 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Take ShotSpotter, a technology that uses sound waves to pinpoint where a gun has been fired. Perspective | We spend $100 billion on policing. We have no idea what works. 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The maps provided not a standard candle, but a standard yardstick: a pattern of hotter and colder spots in the primordial soup created by sound waves rippling through the newborn universe. A recharged debate over the speed of the expansion of the universe could lead to new physics 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Similar mathematics apply to conventional lensing, or refraction: light rays or sound waves shift direction when the medium through which they are travelling changes. Long-awaited mathematics proof could help scan Earth's innards 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The current version of the project uses a tether to connect the two, and they’ve considered using sound waves as well. Lamar University students, staff work on quirky robots 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Dolphins are skilled at locating things beneath the surface through echolocation, or sonar, which allows them to interpret the echoes of sound waves, as well as through their capacity for directional hearing underwater. Navy dolphins to help locate rare vaquita porpoise 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z “There is no doubt that this extreme step, its timing and character, match the populist sound waves of House committee members,” he said. In Israel, Arrest of Arab Lawmaker Stokes Debate on Loyalty 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z That could be compared to the apparent size of the sound waves as recorded in the CMB speckles. A recharged debate over the speed of the expansion of the universe could lead to new physics 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Both new tests, described online in Science Translational Medicine, rely on a method that amplifies prions by culturing them with normal proteins and then agitating them with sound waves. Mad cow disease remains a threat. New blood tests could detect it 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z With brightly-coloured halls and gadget-filled classrooms where students work on science projects from sound waves to hovercrafts, the Harmony Science Academy in Houston is like any other science and technology-focused high school in the US. Turkey alleges US charter schools are a front for man accused in failed coup 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z To help them follow the conversations on their headphones, sound waves bounced on their screens. The Last Diplomat 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z And because sound needs an elastic medium to travel, the primordial sound waves were halted, imprinting an indelible pattern on the large-scale structure of the Universe. Dark energy: Staring into darkness : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The patterning of galaxies on the sky should preserve the original dimensions of the sound waves, and as before, comparing the apparent scale of the pattern to its calculated actual size leads to a distance. A recharged debate over the speed of the expansion of the universe could lead to new physics 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z One company, Cellcontrol, sells a device that mounts on the dash and that uses high-frequency sound waves to identify a phone’s location. Phone Makers Could Cut Off Drivers. So Why Don’t They? 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Then there is the inner ear, a space filled with fluid that transmits sound waves to the sensory ear organ and ultimately the brain. Why Are Human Ears Shaped That Way? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Bats, the only flying mammals, are particularly vulnerable to noise because they use echolocation to get around — they basically use sound waves and echoes to determine where objects are. Bats are adapting their hunting strategies to the noise of our cities 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z It might even reveal BAOs better than galaxy surveys, because galaxies are the result of relatively complex processes, whereas gas follows the original sound waves more directly. Dark energy: Staring into darkness : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z As the universe aged, the same sound wave patterns imprinted on the CMB—the primordial yardstick—seeded the nuggets of matter that grew into galaxy clusters. A recharged debate over the speed of the expansion of the universe could lead to new physics 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Then come the first piano chords, and the sound waves are coming at me from all sides. TRAVEL: London sites to see in two days 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Paul Caruso at the National Earthquake Information Center says sound waves from an explosion that’s part of the test registered as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake on U.S. Another ‘earthquake’ off Florida attributed to Navy testing 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The research involves the creation of atomic vibrations — sound waves — in accelerated, ultracold atoms. One-man band: the solo physicist who models black holes in sound 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z These marine mammals emit high-frequency sound waves that bounce off objects underwater and return in the form of an echo, enabling them to determine an object's location. Hear! Hear! Exquisite fossils preserve ear of prehistoric whale 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Bottlenose dolphins - the kind made popular through the 1960s TV series "Flipper" - locate objects by bouncing sound waves off them. Still waters: U.S. to crack down on ocean noise that harms fish 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z The resulting sound waves overlap in a way that causes the volume to rapidly rise and fall, giving the sound an unpleasant quality. Your culture—not your biology—shapes your musical taste 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Some other process — perhaps sound waves radiating outward — must be dissipating much of the cluster's energy, says Fabian. Dead X-ray satellite reveals galaxy cluster surprise 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Other devices being developed use sound waves and radio waves to attempt to measure the brain at its different access points: the skull, ears and eyes. The mysterious syndrome impairing astronauts’ sight 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Siri’s presence on Mac is consistent with its mobile appearance — clicking the Siri icon in the dock triggers the same sound wave that appears on your iPhone when holding the home button. Apple Finally Put Siri Where It Belongs 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Snapping shrimp produce collapsing bubbles whose sound waves stun prey and ward off predators. Still waters: U.S. to crack down on ocean noise that harms fish 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Detonating shells set off supersonic blast waves that slow down and become sound waves; such waves have been linked to traumatic brain injury, once known as shell shock. When Music Is Violence 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z When the so-called SonoCloud was activated, sound waves opened the blood-brain barrier, letting in more chemotherapy, they said. Novel Brain Cancer Treatment Taps Into Sound Waves 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Then a chip detects your motion on the fly and decides what sound waves to send to which ear. New Tech for the Home, Office and… Factory 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z This technique relies on sound waves reflecting off one another to create a standing wave, which holds the particle in the air. GauntLev is literally a gauntlet that levitates particles 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Typically, a pregnant woman would receive one, maybe two, ultrasounds, which use high-frequency sound waves to scan a woman’s abdomen and uterus to produce a sonogram, or image, of the fetus. In utero keepsakes record heartbeats, flood baby market 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z A handclap’s echo would bounce back and forth, from cement wall to cement wall, for an astonishing 17 seconds, the sound waves colliding with each other, ebbing and flowing, as if in a physics demonstration. Former drinking-water reservoir to open for tours in Houston 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z When activated, sound waves cause tiny beads -- called microbubbles -- to vibrate, temporarily opening the blood-brain barrier. Novel Brain Cancer Treatment Taps Into Sound Waves 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The functional prototype, which students hope will be polished further and eventually used by consumers, detects an oncoming car based on the sound waves emitted by its engine. Brooklyn Tech Students Among Winners of National Technology Contest 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Though the grind was overlong, there were 15-minute stretches that were deliciously transporting in their crushing force, which was delivered through a phalanx of amplifiers that pushed out sound waves capable of shaking the sternum. Big Ears Festival diary – three days at Knoxville's genre-spanning event 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Related: High-power sound waves used to blast cancer cells Or read the book and then just re-read The Litigators, or something? Why John Grisham is giving his latest book away 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z A sound wave generated by the collision of two black holes offered the first direct evidence of the kind of gravitational waves Einstein predicted 100 years back. Your Thursday Evening Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Oregon, Einstein 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The room was not too big and the ceiling not too high, so that the sound waves had no time to distort,” he says. From Berlin's warehouses to London's estates: how cities shape music scenes 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z As with sonograms, the change of velocity of sound waves passing through the planet would enable scientists to infer the depths of Mars’ crust, mantle and core. Leaks in Instrument Force NASA to Delay Mars Mission Until 2018 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z As Domnitch placed a flake into the sonic field with her tweezers, the fragments would sometimes spin and collide, fracturing the gentle balance of the sound waves. Three nights in L.A.: dancing gold flakes, Russian lounge music and William Basinski's 'The Deluge' 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z They’re bathed in a fluid that moves in response to the motion of sound waves. Kansas research holds hope for hearing restoration 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The BACCH-SP pulls this off using inverse sound waves and a camera that tracks the position of your head. The Sound, Look, and Flavor of the Future 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z For the procedure, published in Nature, the rat was injected with millions of very tiny bubbles, which reflect sound waves much better than blood vessels. Ultrasound captures rat brain in microscopic 3D - BBC News 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z It translates the sound waves into nerve signals—a sort of code—that are sent to the brain to process. Ears: Do Their Design, Size and Shape Matter? 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z When sand avalanches, it shoots off sound waves of various frequencies. What Makes Sand Dunes Sing 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The accident starved her of oxygen and obliterated the fragile microscopic hair cells of her inner ear that turn the motion of sound waves into nerve signals sent to the brain. Kansas research holds hope for hearing restoration 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The warning systems detect sound waves that occur just before a quake’s destructive shock, giving people and machines a little time to hunker down. Why it is so hard to get an earthquake warning system 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Using a machine that measures frequency of sound waves, they recorded the frequency patterns that the artificial skin “heard” from each letter. New artificial fingerprints feel texture, hear sound 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z There is little to reflect the energy of sound waves back into the stadium. Trying to get the L.A. Coliseum to make some noise 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z To accomplish this task, the team used a tiny array of 64 mini loudspeakers, made by a company called Ultrahaptics, that produce exquisitely timed sound waves with accuracy to the microsecond level. Real-Life 'Tractor Beam' Can Levitate Objects Using Sound Waves 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The researchers programmed a grid of small speakers to emit ultrasound in intricate, shifting patterns, crafting shapes from the interacting sound waves that resembled tweezers, bottles, and tiny tornado-like twisters. 'Tractor beam' grabs beads with sound waves - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Description: Use special imaging equipment that directs sound waves into a patient’s body to assess and diagnose various medical conditions. 35 High-Paying Jobs That Don't Require a Bachelor's Degree 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z And the last, pioneered by uBeam, involves transmitting power through sound waves. Soon, Power Will Be Delivered to Your Device by Air 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Ultrasound - inaudible sound waves normally associated with cancer treatments and monitoring the unborn - may change the way we interact with our mobile devices. From pixels to pixies: the future of touch is sound 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z In this instance, the sound waves operate between 140 and 150 decibels. Real-Life 'Tractor Beam' Can Levitate Objects Using Sound Waves 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The mirror displays drawings of some of the characters in the game, including the protagonist, Echo, a sound wave, and the villain, which is a constantly changing speck of light. STEM Lab teaches girls high-tech, trial-and-error approach 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The questions included what kind of waves are used in cellphones, what causes ocean tides, how to interpret a scatterplot graph and what property of a sound wave determines loudness. Can you identify a comet? Do you know what causes tides? America needs you. 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z His innovations included preserving the sound of a human voice while crunching it digitally, as well as teaching computers to articulate — converting sound waves into digital pulses. James L. Flanagan, Acoustical Pioneer, Dies at 89 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Was noise experimentalist Puce Mary's ever-morphing layers of static and texture even music, or was it more a sculpture built with sound waves? Sonic chaos rules at Berserktown II experimental festival in Santa Ana 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z By tightly orchestrating the release of these sound waves, it should be possible to create a region with low pressure that effectively counteracts gravity, trapping an object in midair. Real-Life 'Tractor Beam' Can Levitate Objects Using Sound Waves 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z High-frequency sound waves transmit an image to a machine in real time. What You Should Know About Your First Ultrasound 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z HOW IT WORKS: Inaudible sonar sound waves from the phone's speaker bounce off a patient's body and back to the phone. An App That Knows Why You Cough 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Pensive and meditative but never boring, its nine songs inhabit rooms as though they’re silent sculptures woven using sound waves. Dieter Moebius mixtape: A sonic appreciation of the late synth master 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, doctors began experimenting with a procedure called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, which successfully pulverized gallstones using sound waves. Everything You Need to Know About Your Gallbladder 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Basically, a sound wave vibrates the eardrum and then passes to the cochlea, which contains rows of microscopic hair cells bathed in fluid. That ringing in your ears? Don’t assume it will just fade away. 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Faintuch explains that the gel helps transmit sound waves from the probe touching the patient's skin to the machine. What You Should Know About Your First Ultrasound 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z The high frequency sound waves physically vibrate cells in and around the wound. Ultrasound may heal chronic wounds, suggests study - BBC News 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013—the largest in a century—unleashed a sub-audible sound wave that circled the earth three times. A Monitor for the World’s Sounds 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Like bats and dolphins, Kish uses echolocation — responding to sound waves bouncing off reflective surfaces — to perceive his environment. Using his ears to see 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Ultrasound is a painless, non-invasive procedure that converts sound waves into real-time images of blood flow in the arteries and veins. Vascular Health: Millions at Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z It reflected sound waves back to the surface so effectively that, at times, it was mistaken for the seabed. An Ocean Mystery in the Trillions 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z That's good to capture sound waves up to half that frequency, or 96 kHz. High-resolution audio explained 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z For marine animals, especially whales and dolphins, sonar creates sound waves that reflect back and forth much like an echo in a canyon. 'A deaf whale is a dead whale': US navy sonars could be cause of strandings 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z The low roof and concrete surfaces send sound waves bouncing at ear-splitting decibels, giving the Warriors a home-court advantage few franchises can match. After 40 years, Warriors fans believe title wait almost over 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z "Instead of using sound waves, we use the swirls generated in the structure by the wind." Whirlpool windmill produces power without blades 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Because neither animal can rely on visual clues, they have developed the ability to echolocate, to use, that is, sound waves to find their way around. America lost the Cold War: Russia, China and the new autocratic world order 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Tweak the sound wave curve to get just the right kind of noise to help you sleep. The Best Websites to Help You Fall Asleep 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z As with a sound wave, the j-function’s repeating pattern can be broken down into a collection of pure tones, so to speak, with coefficients indicating how “loud” each tone is. Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “One of the problems with sound waves is that they do not cool the fuel,” Isman said. When it comes to putting out fire, GMU students show it’s all about that bass 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z A functional test uses electrical signals, sound waves or imaging to monitor the heart's response to stress, the ACC said. Study Gauges Value of CT Scans for Heart Patients 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z When these cells are damaged or killed, it affects the ear’s ability to sense sound waves and turn them into nerve impulses that communicate with the brain. Exotic Micropumps and Gels Offer Hope for Hearing Disorders 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z MRI uses a magnetic field and high-frequency radio waves, while ultrasound uses sound waves to create images. Imaging Tests: Weighing the Radiation Risk 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Micro-bubbles — guided with magnets, deployed with sound waves — could revolutionize the delivery of medicine and even chemotherapy. These Are Today's Best Ideas 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The basic concept, Tran said, is that sound waves are also “pressure waves, and they displace some of the oxygen” as they travel through the air. When it comes to putting out fire, GMU students show it’s all about that bass 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z It uses sound waves or sonar to provide a map of the seabed. MH370: Behind the tenacious deep-sea hunt for missing plane 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z San Diego chipmaker Qualcomm is releasing fingerprint scanning technology that creates a 3D model of your fingerprint using ultrasonic sound waves. Better Than Apple Touch ID, New Smartphone 3D Fingerprint Scanner Uses Sound Waves For Authentication 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z If you put a fish in air, however, the difference in the density of the air and tissue is so great that sound waves will mostly be reflected. Early land animals heard sounds with their lungs 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z By simulating sound waves traveling through the computerized skull, the scientists discovered that the whales use an unusual mechanism for hearing: bone conduction. Whales amplify sound with their skull bones 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The researchers simply passed an aqueous suspension of graphene oxide flakes through an ultrasonic nozzle, which uses sound waves to break the suspension into microdroplets. Deep-Fried Graphene Spheres Could Make Good Battery Materials 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Digital recordings are made by representing analog sound waves as series of ones and zeroes. You Can Now Convert Your MP3s to Vinyl Records Using sound waves transmitted through a wandlike device applied to the chest, echocardiograms show the heart’s walls in motion, the tiny valves flipping open and closed and the blood streaming through them. The Odd Math of Medical Tests: One Scan, Two Prices, Both High 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z First, there is the auditory perception itself: the physics of sound waves making their way through your ear and into the auditory cortex of your brain. The Science Of Misheard Lyrics or Mondegreens 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z This machine, in the company's words, emits ultrasonic sound waves to extract, infuse, homogenize, emulsify, suspend, de-gas, or even rapidly create barrel-aged flavor. Top Shelf: Taste test 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Next patients don a cap that directs sound waves to specific brain locations, an approach called high-intensity focused ultrasound. Sound Waves Can Heal Brain Disorders 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z The low, gurgling hum is the “heartbeat” of the sun, made by sound waves that travel from the surface of the sun to the sun’s center and back, according to Tyrwhitt-Drake. Stunning Timelapse Video of the Sun Shows Massive, Raging Sunspot in Motion Echolocation - bouncing sound waves off objects - is how bats navigate in the dark while hunting, enabling them to find and catch elusive insects zipping through the nighttime air. Acoustic warfare: bats jam each other's sonar while bug hunting 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Welded seams are created when two pieces of fabric are essentially melted together by sound waves. Navy tests out new way of making clothes: welding 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The machine suspends droplets of very strong alcohol in levitating field formed by supersonic sound waves. This Exists: A Levitating Gin and Tonic 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z For example, during certain migratory periods, developers are expected to mitigate the noise through measures such as generating curtains of bubbles around the project to dissipate sound waves. Renewable energy: Wind power tests the waters 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The brain wave signals corresponding to the syllable sounds showed a clear pattern tracking the sound waves, which the researchers recorded down to the microsecond. Does your baby have rhythm? Answer could predict reading disorders later in life 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space and time that propagate across the Universe like sound waves do after an earthquake. Progress for giant laser instrument 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z But, vitally, it also fills it with the voice of Ali himself, presented as a crackling orange sound wave. I am Ali: rolling with the punches of Muhammad Ali's life and myth 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The nanorod sheet bends in response to sound waves, creating enough mechanical stress to generate electricity. Screaming at Your Phone Might Charge It Someday 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z New seismic tools involve using sound waves that allow drillers to "see" oil and gas trapped in rocks through high-resolution 3D images. Armed with new technology, oil drillers revisit Gulf of Mexico 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z The cannons will substantially increase the noise pollution in Gulf Stream waters shared by whales, dolphins and turtles, sending powerful sound waves reverberating through the deep every 10 seconds, for weeks at a time. U.S. backs sonic devices in East Coast oil and gas hunt The cannons create noise pollution in waters shared by whales, dolphins and turtles, sending sound waves many times louder than a jet engine reverberating through the deep every 10 seconds for weeks at a time. Whales under threat as US approves seismic oil prospecting in Atlantic 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The cannons will substantially increase the noise pollution in Gulf Stream waters shared by whales, dolphins and turtles, sending powerful sound waves reverberating through the deep every ten seconds, for weeks at a time. Feds approve oil exploration off US Eastern Coast 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The cannons create noise pollution in waters shared by whales, dolphins and turtles, sending sound waves 100 times louder than a jet engine reverberating through the deep every ten seconds for weeks at a time. Obama opens Eastern Seaboard to oil exploration 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z That is the vision of a team of scientists in Germany, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, who believe a device that uses optics instead of sound waves might birth a refined class of auditory prosthetics. Light Could Restore Lost Hearing 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z These sound waves are produced by radiation pressure inside the stars and they change over the stellar body’s lifetime. Scientists Use Ultrasound To Read The Heartbeats Of Young Stars 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z New Jersey environmental officials will seek a court order blocking a plan to carry out seismic research by blasting the ocean floor with sound waves. North Carolina: Storm heads toward Outer Banks Cardiac echo is a well-established technique to view the heart using sound waves. Sudden Death: What Is Marfan’s Syndrome? 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The containers are then placed in an ultrasonic liquid processor—a machine that basically uses sound waves to dissolve particles in liquid—for several moments so that the plant chemicals diffuse through the alcohol. The Science of Booze Mason City firefighters and officers with the state Department of Natural Resources trained Monday with technology that uses the reflection of sound waves to search for objects. Iowa officials train with sonar technology 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z An underwater “bubble curtain” attached to an air compressor produces bubbles that soften the sound waves of hammers striking piles — long steel tubes used to anchor the bridge’s supporting columns. Imperiled Sturgeon Watched in Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Zone 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z But engineers will be able to tell how sound waves will affect the structure on the launch pad once it’s ignited. NASA testing next-generation rocket in Huntsville 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The sound waves enable you to see the ascending aorta very well and check whether it’s enlarged. Sudden Death: What Is Marfan’s Syndrome? 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z A gushing sound filled the room - sound waves tracking the velocity of blood flow. Doctors team with Chattanooga Zoo 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Some genres need reverberance — those reflecting sound waves. Want to actually hear the music at an outdoor concert? Here’s how to find the best seat. 2014-05-12T20:27:11Z Primarily with sonar, which is like radar except that it uses sound waves instead of radio waves. Updated Q. and A. on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 2014-04-09T02:29:36Z Some employ ways to prevent the dolphins from accidentally being caught in the nets, such as by using sound waves, boats or bamboo sticks to dispel the dolphins. Why Taiwan's illegal dolphin meat trade thrives 2014-04-03T22:29:20Z So what you hear as pitch is really just a collection of similarly sized sound waves moving through the air and hitting your ear. Sound Science: Do-Re-Mi with Straws 2014-03-27T17:00:00Z Big Bang Secrets Swirling in a Fluid Universe: “To a sound wave, the cosmos has the consistency of chocolate syrup.” The Return of Physics Week in Review! February 22, 2014 2014-02-22T10:10:33Z They absorb or reflect sound waves, or do a little of both. Want to actually hear the music at an outdoor concert? Here’s how to find the best seat. 2014-05-12T20:27:11Z Noise cancelling headphones use microphones and some fancy processing to create an opposite sound wave than the one that’s headed for your eardrum. Are Noise Cancelling Headphones Worth It? 2014-02-21T23:25:00Z Noise Cancelling: These use electronic processing to create an inverse sound wave to cancel outside noise. Glossary of Headphone Terms 2014-02-21T23:27:00Z When one sound wave is twice the frequency of another sound wave, the pitches are one octave apart. Sound Science: Do-Re-Mi with Straws 2014-03-27T17:00:00Z The number means both fluids immediately damp out an incident sound wave. Big Bang Secrets Swirling in a Fluid Universe 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z To soften the underwater sound waves emitted by pile-driving, strong enough to kill fish, workers surround each pile with a “bubble curtain,” a square enclosure fitted with a compressor that produces sound-dampening bubbles. 21st-Century Span: A Colossal Bridge Will Rise Across the Hudson 2014-01-20T04:19:48Z This inverse wave is sent through the headphone driver, and if it’s done correctly, the inverse wave cancels the intruding sound wave. Are Noise Cancelling Headphones Worth It? 2014-02-21T23:25:00Z |
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