A team of international scientists co-led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a ...
Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Waves and water are inseparable—but what if you could manipulate the waves to move floating objects? A team of international ...
The idea was inspired by earlier work involving light that was conducted by Shen Yijie. A co-lead on the new project, Yijie ...
For centuries, the reflections of light or sound have been theorized. Scientists have always thought of another variable: ...
In a longitudinal wave, the vibration is parallel to the direction of energy transfer. A ripple tank is a transparent shallow tray of water with a light shining down through it onto a white card ...
Lessons from light The technique to shape water waves was developed through an interdisciplinary effort inspired by Asst Prof Shen's prior work -- using light waves to create complex structures or ...