acoustic wave
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The breakthrough centers on a device called a surface acoustic wave phonon laser.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026
"We had to model the physics of ultrasound and acoustic wave propagation well enough in order to get believable simulated images," Bell said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
The quantum ground state of an acoustic wave of a certain frequency can be reached by completely cooling the system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
Analog aids merely amplify existing sound—a more sophisticated version of an ear trumpet—such that there is no real interruption of the original acoustic wave.
From Slate
If the explosion takes place in air, it starts a powerful acoustic wave that can be detected at great distances as a slight variation of air pressure.
From Time Magazine Archive
