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Compression Waves & Sound

Laser blasts and levitation team up to make testing water for heavy metals a cinch!

Analyzing Water with Lasers and Levitation

Laser blasts and levitation team up to make testing water for heavy metals a cinch!


Clever use of the Doppler effect may enable rapid, portable concussion screening in football games.

Game vs. Brain: New Hope for Detecting Concussions on the Sidelines

Clever use of the Doppler effect may enable rapid, portable concussion screening.


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Supersonic Ping Pong Bazooka

Engineers create a ping pong gun that breaks the sound barrier


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Art and Physics Converge: Accidental Painting

A physicist and art historian explore a beautiful intersection