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Leaves Whisper Their Properties Through Ultrasound
The water content of leaves,
their thickness, their
density and other properties
can now be determined
without even having to touch
them. Researchers in Spain
... > full story
Could Wearing a Helmet Be Bad for a Biker’s Health?
Wearing a crash helmet is
essential to a
motorcyclist’s safety
but could it actually be
harming their health and
affecting their riding? ... > full story
Sensor Can Detect Single Nanoparticle and Take Its Measurement
A tiny sensor that exploits
the same physics as the
whispering gallery will help
make nanotechnology safer. ... > full story
Fine-Tuned Laser: Step Toward Airport Scanners That Can Identify Explosives
Engineers have developed the
first practical method for
tuning terahertz quantum
cascade lasers. What's more,
the method is a
... > full story
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New Nano Color Sorters from Molecular Foundry
November 27, 2009 — Researchers have created bowtie-shaped antennae that function as the first tunable nano color sorters, able to capture, filter and steer light at the ... > full story -
Organizational Psychologists Use Rock Band to Study How People Achieve Flow While at Work
November 25, 2009 — Using the video game Rock Band, organizational psychologists have found that -- like Goldilocks -- most people achieve flow with work that is neither too easy nor too hard but just ... > full story -
How Might Navy Sonar Affect Hearing of Whales and Other Marine Animals?
November 24, 2009 — Rocket science is opening new doors to understanding how sounds associated with Navy sonar might affect the hearing of a marine mammal -- or if they hear it at ... > full story -
Video Fingerprinting Offers Search Solution
November 13, 2009 — The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. Researchers have developed a groundbreaking solution that is finding commercial ... > full story -
Electrical Engineers Go Head To Head With Genius On Music Playlists
October 30, 2009 — Electrical engineers recently pitted Genius -- the music recommendation system in Apple's iTunes -- against two experimental music recommender systems. Genius appears to capture acoustic similarities ... > full story -
First Hyperlens For Sound Waves Created
October 26, 2009 — Researchers have developed the world's first acoustic hyperlens, a device that provides an eightfold boost in the magnification power of ultrasound, underwater sonar and other sound-based imaging ... > full story -
New Technique Identifies Versions Of The Same Song
October 23, 2009 — Scientists have developed a system to identify common patterns in versions of songs, which will help to quantify the similarity of musical pieces. The technique could be applied to analyze time ... > full story -
Physicists Develop Multifunctional Storage Device For Light
October 19, 2009 — Light can be confined to a very small space using a microscopic container surrounded by reflective walls. The light can then be stored by continuous reflections and cannot escape. Physicists in ... > full story -
Fungus-Treated Violin Outdoes Stradivarius
September 14, 2009 — At the 27th "Osnabrücker Baumpflegetagen," a researcher's biotech violin dared to go head to head in a blind test against a stradivarius -- and won! The new violin is made of wood treated with ... > full story -
Lasers Generate Underwater Sound: Potential For Naval And Commercial Underwater Acoustic Applications
September 7, 2009 — Scientists are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new acoustic source has the ... > full story
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