(PhysOrg.com) -- Acoustic engineers have for years been tinkering with the idea of using pulse recognition as a means for interacting with machines, but until now, little progress has been made in converting such ideas into ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stealth is a trait that few of us posses naturally. Most of us are really kind of obvious as we walk down the street or sashay through the halls of the office. That is why people who are trying to be sneaky ...
Austrian and German researchers at the University of Vienna and Technische Universitaet Muenchen have solved a long-standing problem in the design of mechanical resonators: the numerical prediction of the design-limited damping. ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 8, 2011
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Paul Montgomery, a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, is helping design a better cook stove for people in developing countries.
General Physics
Nov 9, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A combination of the biology of marine mammals, mechanical vibrations and acoustics has led to a breakthrough discovery allowing scientists to better understand the potential harmful effects of sound on marine ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2010
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Bats' remarkable ability to 'see' in the dark uses the echoes from their own calls to decipher the shape of their dark surroundings. This process, known as echolocation, allows bats to perceive their surroundings in great ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have revealed how the male common snipe 'flies the flag' to get the girl.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have developed two advanced broadband acoustic systems that they believe could represent the acoustic equivalent of the leap from black-and-white ...
Engineering
Apr 1, 2010
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ETH-Zurich physicists (Switzerland) have developed a new kind of laser that shatters the boundaries of possibility: it is by far the smallest electrically pumped laser in the world and one day could revolutionize chip technology.
General Physics
Mar 23, 2010
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Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. An acoustic analysis of the calls, published today in Ethology, reveals ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2010
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