In physics, a mechanical kink marks the point of transition between different internal states of a material. Researchers have now succeeded in creating a model in which they were able to move the kink ...

Water has long been the go-to when it comes to fighting a fire. But what about sound waves? It might be hard to wrap your head around the concept at first, but the San Bernardino County Fire ...

Today on CNN10: We'll get an update on the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, and see how its impacting employees across the Department of Homeland Security. Then, we'll head to Cuba for an ...

Researchers are able to make objects such as particles and liquid droplets fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves. For the first time, they have been able to also control the movement ...

The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound waves. The live demonstration, which was conducted with Sonic Fire Tech, ...

To identify the different parts of a wave. To be able to understand the different graphs used for waves. A transverse wave is one in which the vibrations of the particles are perpendicular (at right ...

A team of researchers from the Ministry of Health in Kuwait has successfully demonstrated the destruction of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles through exposure to high-frequency sound waves, marking a ...

Apr. 7, 2026 A gene called KLF5 may be a key force behind the spread of pancreatic cancer—but not in the way scientists expected. Rather than mutating DNA, it rewires how genes are turned on and off, ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics attempts ...