Carbon-rich “schmutz” determines how charge moves between objects made from identical insulating oxides
Read article: Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery
Device works by monitoring frequency of sound waves propagating through a kagome material
Read article: New sensor uses topological material to detect helium leaks
Finding could have applications in acoustic-levitation-assisted 3D printing, mid-air chemical synthesis and micro-robotics
Read article: Physicists overcome ‘acoustic collapse’ to levitate multiple objects with sound
New architecture could be used to create tailored devices that emit or receive only certain frequencies of sound
Read article: Acoustic rainbows emerge from novel sound-scattering structure
Device could be transformative in biology, chemistry and lab-on-a-chip applications
Read article: Sound waves control droplet movement in microfluidic processor
"Audible enclaves" could transform how we perceive sound
Read article: Isolated pockets of audible sound are created using metasurfaces
Sharon Ann Holgate reviews Pistols in St Paul’s: Science, Music and Architecture in the Twentieth Century by Fiona Smyth
Read article: How physics raised the roof: the people and places that drove the science of acoustics
New technique might be used in applications such as targeted drug delivery, micro-robotics and even additive manufacturing
Read article: Sound waves move objects in liquid
Mathematical model could provide a valuable tool for investigating a wide range of biological questions
Read article: Wild songbirds respond to mathematically synthesized song
A new take on sonocrystallization is showing industrial promise at the Diamond Light Source
Read article: Sound and vision: synchrotron insights illuminate crystal nucleation and growth
