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Scientists use sound to control material behavior, could help devices adjust stiffness

Researchers have uncovered a way to control material behavior using sound. In a study ...
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Sound waves may let researchers remotely tune material stiffness on demand

A team co-led by UC San Diego and the University of Michigan reports that short pulses of sound could remotely drag a structural defect through a metamaterial lattice, potentially letting researchers ...
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Scientists identify molecules in the ear that convert sound into brain signals

Scientists have identified a critical component of the ear-to-brain conversion -- a protein called TMHS. This protein is a component of the so-called mechanotransduction channels in the ear, which ...