This new high-tech system puts out fires using sound waves. The revolutionary technology could help protect homes in high ...

Wearable tech is moving into a new era — and it's not powered by electronics. Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a T-shirt that can measure breathing and gloves that can translate hand movements ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method ...

In the world of magic, levitation looks like a simple spell. In movies and TV series, characters lift objects with a wave of ...

Sound is usually treated as the most familiar of physical phenomena, the background noise of daily life rather than a ...

For decades, neurology treated the brain like a black box, nudging it with drugs and hoping symptoms would ease. Now researchers are learning to adjust the brain’s own electrical language with far ...

Helium leaks are hard to detect, since it is odorless, colorless, tasteless, and does not react with other chemical ...

Optical neural networks may provide the high-speed and large-capacity solution necessary to tackle challenging computing tasks. However, tapping their full potential will require further advances. One ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Engineers at Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de ...

Insights into how mixing layers scatter sound waves could further understanding of acoustic sources in open-jet wind tunnel ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

It’s possible to defy gravity using sound waves, magnets or electricity, but today’s methods can’t hoist heavy items high in ...