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

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

Using sound waves instead of water to extinguish flames? This is not the stuff of science fiction but a new firefighting ...

The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound ...

New technology can knock down flames without water or harsh chemicals to help save your home from a fire. The secret? Sound ...

Scientists at MIT have directly captured signs of “second sound” in a superfluid for the first time. This bizarre phenomenon occurs when heat moves like sound waves through an unusual state of matter.

A quiet revolution is taking shape in the world of physics, and it doesn’t rely on exotic particles or massive particle colliders. Instead, it begins with something much more familiar—sound.

Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can greatly affect how sound waves travel from one point to another. Mesoscale ...

At the start of my career, I used to do acoustic testing in an anechoic chamber where sound is not reflected as it gets absorbed. But the quietness of these chambers always got me thinking of how ...

On the rise. Signs of convection are seen in the motion of hot gas under the influence of a gravity-like acoustic force in a spherical glass container. The images were recorded 15, 40, and 140 ...

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

A Jacuzzi for washing your tomatoes might seem odd, but new research finds that a bubble bath with a constant acoustic sound ...