Imagine standing by a lake and throwing a stone into the water. Waves spread out in circular patterns and can reflect at obstacles and boundaries. Researchers at the University of Regensburg, in ...

Researchers from the Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), in collaboration with the Paul Drude Institute in Berlin and the State ...

Importantly, SAWSense can also identify different activities which are performed on a surface, based on their distinctive surface acoustic waves. In lab tests, for instance, the technology could ...

Swimmers at Scripps Beach in La Jolla sometimes experience a water temperature drop of about 11 degrees Celsius (12 degrees Fahrenheit) in a few seconds. A sharp boundary between the leading edge of ...

Researchers in China have reportedly developed a smart electromagnetic surface capable of converting ambient electromagnetic ...

A new study found that the ocean experiences the most intense marine heat waves at a depth of between 50 and 250 meters (160 and 820 feet), where a large portion of the ocean’s biodiversity can be ...

Heat waves don’t just strike on land — they can also occur in the ocean. And roughly a third of marine heat waves aren’t detectable at the ocean’s surface, a new study reports. The findings, published ...

In this photo provided by Oregon State University, a sign in Yachats, Oregon warns visitors about sneaker waves. Tuba Özkan-Haller, an Oregon State University professor who studies the physics of ...

Seismic wave data has revealed giant structures 2900 kilometres beneath the surface of Earth, at the boundary between Earth’s molten core and solid mantle. Analysing data from hundreds of major ...

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