The English language has very interesting sound patterns and pronunciation rules that sets it apart from other languages. These sounds tend to be difficult, if not tiresome for non-native speakers to ...

Kelvin wakes: patterns seen in cleaved silicon resemble the wakes made by these boats. (Courtesy: Arpingstone) Unwanted roughness on cleaved silicon surfaces is created by an acoustic effect that is ...

Mathematicians and engineers at the University of Utah have teamed up to show how ultrasound waves can organize carbon particles in water into a sort of pattern that never repeats. The results, they ...