News tagged with standing wave

Through simple system studies, researchers are unearthing a new quantum state of matter

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have made advances in better understanding correlated quantum matter that could change technology as we know it, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 edition of Nature.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (18) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Tall water waves behave unexpectedly

(PhysOrg.com) -- In investigating the behavior of large-amplitude standing water waves, mathematician Jon Wilkening of the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered that the waves’ behavior cannot ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 2 | with audio podcast feature

Scientists discover new water waves

(PhysOrg.com) -- By precisely shaking a container of shallow water, researchers have observed wave behavior that has never been seen before. In a new study, Jean Rajchenbach, Alphonse Leroux, and Didier Clamond ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (20) | comments 26 | with audio podcast feature

Acoustic levitation could be used on Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- The presence of fine dust on the Moon and Mars may present problems for explorers, such as coating solar panels, penetrating seals and interfering with machinery. Human explorers would also ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

The Physics of Pizza Tossing

(PhysOrg.com) -- As dough flies through the air, transforming from a ball into a disk in the chef’s experienced hands, pizza tossing can definitely be thought of as an art. But, as a recent study shows, pizza ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 6 feature