Acoustic metamaterials are a fast-evolving family of materials which manipulate sound waves in ever more advanced ways. Now, a team led by Changqing Xu at Nanjing Normal University in China has ...

The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound waves.

Using sound waves instead of water to extinguish flames? This is not the stuff of science fiction but a new firefighting system being tested out by a fire department in Southern California.

Futuristic control of structure in some materials is being made possible by a physics loophole.

New technology can knock down flames without water or harsh chemicals to help save your home from a fire. The secret? Sound ...

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Researchers have created an entirely new class of sound wave, a feat that hasn't been achieved in more than half a century. The new method from RMIT University has already allowed the team to ...