sound waves cause air particles to vibrate back and forth ripples cause water particles to vibrate up and down Waves cause a disturbance of the medium through which they travel. This allows them ...

Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 meters ...

The film "Simple Waves" demonstrates the properties of waves and pulses using various mediums like springs and rubber tubes. It explores how wave speed depends on the medium and its conditions, ...

Physicists and biomedical engineers unlocked new properties in capillary waves thanks to superhydrophobicity. Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called ...

Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 metres high, and damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometres from its ...