shock wave

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The instrument is designed to measure the X-59's unique shock wave signature.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

In a post on Facebook, the council also quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the shock wave was palpable, and all emergency services quickly arrived at the scene.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"What makes this work unique is the integration of shock wave physics and chemical biology with molecular cell biology to probe how life might cope with such Mars-like stressors," says Dhage.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

“And then you have a limb that’s full of ice on a big pine tree that’s 6 inches thick, and it comes crashing down and puts a shock wave on it,” Hayward said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Radiating outward at almost the speed of light would be the initial shock wave, sweeping everything before it.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson