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Guam rhino beetles got rhythm

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In May 2008 the island of Guam became a living laboratory for scientists as they attached acoustic equipment to coconut trees in order to listen for rhinoceros beetles. A grant from USDA IPM allowed Richard Mankin, a recognized ...





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Shifting sound to light may lead to better computer chips

Shifting sound to light may lead to better computer chips

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

By reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone, researchers may have a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs and transistors are built.


First acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' created by U. of I. researchers

First acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' created

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 6

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has created the world's first acoustic "superlens," an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive ...


'Invisibility cloaks' could break sound barriers

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 09, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (40) | comments 5

Contrary to earlier predictions, Duke University engineers have found that a three-dimensional sound cloak is possible, at least in theory.


Aeroacoustics Research Could Quiet Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Aeroacoustics Research Could Quiet Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing increasingly important roles in many fields. Ranging in size from the huge Global Hawk aircraft to hand-held machines, these remotely controlled ...


Highlight: Damping of acoustic vibrations in gold nanoparticles

Highlight: Damping of acoustic vibrations in gold nanoparticles

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vibrations in nanostructures offer applications in molecular-scale biological sensing and ultrasensitive mass detection. To approach single-atom sensing, it is necessary to reduce the dimensions of the structures ...


Visualizing atomic-scale acoustic waves in nanostructures

Visualizing atomic-scale acoustic wavesin nanostructures

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be ...


Listening to dark matter

Listening to dark matter

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (46) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers in Canada have made a bold stride in the struggle to detect dark matter. The PICASSO collaboration has documented the discovery of a significant difference between the ...


Research leads to improved human, object detection technology

Research leads to improved human, object detection technology

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When searching for basketball videos online, a long list of websites appears, which may contain a picture or a word describing a basketball. But what if the computer could search inside videos for a basketball? ...


Quartz Vibrational Resonator Laser Photo-acoustic Sensing Technology

New sensor detects gaseous chemical weapon surrogates in 45 seconds

Chemistry /

created Mar 20, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Using lasers and tuning forks, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a chemical weapon agent sensing technique that promises to meet or exceed current and emerging defense and ...


Detecting land mines with sound

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 23, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory are developing a highly pinpointed sound beam that can detect buried land mines from a safe distance. The new beam will use sound to seek out land mines like a bat uses sonar to hunt ...



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