Phonons are sound particles or quantized vibrations of atoms in solid materials. The Debye model, a theory introduced by ...

In my coverage of NASA’s successor to the space shuttle, the Ares rocket, and the next crew capsule, Orion, I have come across a common theme: vibrations. While it may seem like a simple concept, ...

Below you will find videos of each of the examples included in the course lecturebook. Please review them as you work to prepare for course examinations. As always, if you have any additional ...

What's the first application you think of when I say the phrase "vibration-powered self-generating battery"? Me too, but let's keep this clean. The faux-batteries are from Brother Industries, and ...

Dr. Thomas Wesener from the Zoological Research Museum Koenig in Bonn, Germany, discovered, with the help of a team of German and Belgian researchers, that female giant pill-millipedes open-up for ...