The human ear detects sound. Sound waves enter the ear canal and cause the eardrum to vibrate. Three small bones transmit these vibrations to the cochlea. These bones transmit most efficiently ...

Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the eye. It travels as a transverse wave. Unlike a sound waves, light waves do not need a medium to pass through, they can ...

An imaging technology 'listens' to the sound of light to study different biological phenomena Call it a science fair for adults. On November 20, Duke inventions and companies started by faculty and ...

For the first time, scientists have confirmed a 50-year-old theory about wave amplification using electromagnetic waves.

For a wide variety of emerging quantum technologies, such as secure quantum communications and quantum computing, quantum ...