Your engine is supposed to vibrate, just a little. But when the shaking gets harder to ignore, there’s probably something ...
The World Health Organization reports that 360 million people worldwide are affected by hearing loss, generally caused by disease, accidents or damage to middle-ear structures. Researchers at ...
Patterns of vibration on the skin of the hand that are part of how we sense the world through touch have been cataloged, for the first time, by researchers. Type an email on your computer. Raise a ...
Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes. Spiders bedeck their webs with “stabilimenta”—various woven ...
Cover image showing the LEGO beam, a simulation illustrating a localized mode (vibrations localized at the left boundary), and the measured "Butterfly" spectrum. Researchers at CU Boulder are using ...
New research has found the natural vibrations of cars make people sleepier, affecting concentration and alertness levels just 15 minutes after drivers get behind the wheel. With about 20 per cent of ...