In the early 1980s, two Soviet-era missions, Venera 13 and 14, measured sound waves on Venus, producing a measurement of wind ...

In recent decades, major technological revolutions have transformed our society and daily lives. Their remarkable innovations have been based primarily on our improved ability to manipulate two ...

The speed of sound is a term used to describe the speed of sound waves passing through an elastic medium. The speed varies with the medium employed (for example, sound waves move faster through water ...

Scientists have discovered the fastest possible speed of sound, a zippy 22 miles (36 kilometers) per second. This exercise was largely theoretical: The researchers found that the answer, which is ...

Andrew N. Cleland receives funding from various US federal funding agencies. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is ...