New research reveals that an area in the brain known as the inferior colliculus plays a critical role in processing both sound and touch in the form of mechanical vibrations to create an augmented ...

A watched pot never boils, goes the old saying, but many of us have at least kept an eye on the pot, waiting for the bubbling to start. It's satisfying to finally see the rolling boil, behind which ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Between COVID-19 and a tumultuous political and social landscape, the mental health crisis in America has worsened like never before. In fact, the United States ...

Smart devices can seem dumb if they don't understand what's happening around them. Researchers say environmental awareness can be enhanced by analyzing sound and vibrations. The researchers report ...

Legos are a beloved staple of educational science activities and have even proved useful in particle physics experiments at CERN to explore the properties of hadrons. For Brian Anderson, a physicist ...

Vibration-absorbing, sound-damping materials such as sheets of rubber and expanded foam tend to be thick, bulky and soft. A new material is a big exception to that tendency, however, as it absorbs ...

Each December, Harvard University professors give a holiday science lecture for kids that’s open to the public. In the 2010 lecture, Good Vibrations: How We Communicate on sound and vibration, given ...