Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease. The ...

Finding time to wash your clothes is difficult enough at home, but it's even more of a hassle when you're traveling. The Sonic Soak is designed to act like a tiny, portable washing machine, using ...

Screws, drill bits, sewing machine parts—anything that’s tricky to scrub could be considered for ultrasonic cleaning. Some mechanics even use ultrasonic cleaners to clean parts in their shops. This is ...

Sound waves at frequencies above the threshold for human hearing are routinely used in medical care. Also known as ultrasound ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have been able to levitate objects using ultrasonic waves larger than the wavelengths of sound used by the device. This could enable touchless control of drug ...

A team of researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Sussex have developed the world's first functioning sonic tractor beam able to operate outside of a lab environment. The device uses 64 ...

Sonic waves, first used by submarines in World War II, might one day help those with Alzheimer’s disease preserve or regain their ability to remember and navigate, a new study on mice suggests. It’s ...

Washington University Researchers have discovered that voice assistant programs like Siri can be hacked with ultrasonic sound waves that go undetected by human ears - but you probably won't have to ...