In the lab students determine the factor affecting the frequency of a pendulum. In the lab students determine the factor affecting the frequency of a pendulum and relate to simple harmonic motion.

Scientists have demonstrated, in a proof-of-concept experiment, that it is possible to capture and store a mechanical wave without energy loss and then guide it towards a specific location. The ...

But could one of physics’s most mind-bending states of matter become a workhorse for quantum technology? For the first time, ...

A recent study published in an online issue of Physical Review Research examines the connections between the different properties of light, specifically pertaining to whether light acts as a wave or ...

Time crystals exhibit perpetual motion-like behavior when separated from external energy input, but scientists found a way to ...

Yun Jing is a professor of acoustics at Penn State. His research group draws principles from mechanical wave physics and mathematics to develop next-generation wave functional materials, diagnostic ...

Phononic crystals are novel materials that offer exceptional control over phonons, sound and other mechanical waves. Taras Gorishnyy, Martin Maldovan, Chaitanya Ullal and Edwin Thomas report on a ...