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New Study Shows Music Can Boost Plant Growth
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.
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'Lowest Note Ever': NASA Reveals Sound Vibration Near A Black Hole 250 Million Light Years Away
Acoustic waves coming from near the black hole at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies were transposed up 57 and 58 octaves in order to make them audible for human ears.
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Russia Launches Drones, Missiles Towards Kyiv In Massive Air Attack
The sound of explosions rang out in central Kyiv on Monday morning during rush hour as Ukraine's military warned of a massive Russian missile and drone attack following waves of drone attacks in the early hours.
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Halfway Through The Current Solar Cycle, The Sun Is Starting Its Next
Even though the Sun is just halfway through its current cycle, the first rumblings of its next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves within it, according to a team of researchers.
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"Hospitalisations Will Go Up As Covid Burden Increases": Soumya Swaminathan
Over a year-and-a-half after India witnessed the Omicron wave, two eminent health experts have sounded a warning over the increasing Covid-19 cases in India in the wake of the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron being detected in the country.
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Scientists Say Universe Has A "Background Hum", It Sounds Like...
Astronomers across the world announced on Thursday that they have found the first evidence of a long-theorised form of gravitational waves that create a "background hum" rumbling throughout the universe.
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Scientists Record Mysterious "Infrasound" In Earth's Stratosphere
Scientists separated these mysterious noises from other sounds captured from the zone, like the distant sound of ocean waves slamming into each other.
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Improved Acoustic Tweezers Can Levitate, Move Objects Without Physical Contact Using Sound Waves
A technology to move and levitate objects using just sound waves has been developed by researchers. The technique was demonstrated on small polystyrene balls that were lifted off a reflective surface without any physical contact. The reseachers fine-tuned the so-called acoustic tweezers using an adaptive algorithm and further miniaturisation, to ma...
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As Droupadi Murmu Wins Presidential Election, BJP Hosts 'Abhinandan Yatra' In Delhi
Waving tricolours and jubilating to the sound of 'dhol-nagadas', a large number of BJP supporters flooded the streets in the heart of Delhi, as the NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday emerged victorious.
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NASA Says Sound Waves Travel Slower on Mars Than on Earth, Perseverance Data Shows
A study of different sounds captured by NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has revealed that sound waves behave differently on the Red Planet. The study found that sound travels much more slowly on Mars than it travels on Earth.
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This Is What Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede Sounds Like
From our Moon to Mars to Jupiter, researchers are baring all guns to find more about the world around us. While the current focus is on the Moon and Mars, there already is a probe orbiting Jupiter. Named Juno, the probe's goal is to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system's largest planet.
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Omicron In UK: Surge Shows "Bigger Wave" Ahead; Alarm Sounded In London
Seven people believed to have had the Omicron variant had died as of Thursday, up from one death in the UKHSA's previous data which ran up to Tuesday. Admissions to hospital of people thought to have the variant increased to 85 from 65.
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How ToneTag Wants to Bring Contactless Experiences at Malls, Banks, and Retail Shops Using Sound Waves
With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Kumar Abhishek, Founder at ToneTag to know about the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to understand wha...
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Home Secretary Reviews Covid Situation In Hill Stations, Tourist Locations
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Saturday sounded a note of caution against reported blatant disregard of COVID-appropriate behaviour at hill stations and other tourist locations, stressing that the second wave of the pandemic is not yet over.
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NASA's Voyager 1 Space Probe Detects 'Persistent Hum' 14 Billion Miles From Earth
NASA's Voyager 1 probe has picked up an uncanny humming sound coming from space. Scientists now say instruments aboard the distant spacecraft have detected a “persistent hum” generated by the constant vibration of small amounts of gas in interstellar space.
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New Study Shows Music Can Boost Plant Growth
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.
-
'Lowest Note Ever': NASA Reveals Sound Vibration Near A Black Hole 250 Million Light Years Away
Acoustic waves coming from near the black hole at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies were transposed up 57 and 58 octaves in order to make them audible for human ears.
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Russia Launches Drones, Missiles Towards Kyiv In Massive Air Attack
The sound of explosions rang out in central Kyiv on Monday morning during rush hour as Ukraine's military warned of a massive Russian missile and drone attack following waves of drone attacks in the early hours.
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Halfway Through The Current Solar Cycle, The Sun Is Starting Its Next
Even though the Sun is just halfway through its current cycle, the first rumblings of its next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves within it, according to a team of researchers.
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"Hospitalisations Will Go Up As Covid Burden Increases": Soumya Swaminathan
Over a year-and-a-half after India witnessed the Omicron wave, two eminent health experts have sounded a warning over the increasing Covid-19 cases in India in the wake of the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron being detected in the country.
-
Scientists Say Universe Has A "Background Hum", It Sounds Like...
Astronomers across the world announced on Thursday that they have found the first evidence of a long-theorised form of gravitational waves that create a "background hum" rumbling throughout the universe.
-
Scientists Record Mysterious "Infrasound" In Earth's Stratosphere
Scientists separated these mysterious noises from other sounds captured from the zone, like the distant sound of ocean waves slamming into each other.
-
Improved Acoustic Tweezers Can Levitate, Move Objects Without Physical Contact Using Sound Waves
A technology to move and levitate objects using just sound waves has been developed by researchers. The technique was demonstrated on small polystyrene balls that were lifted off a reflective surface without any physical contact. The reseachers fine-tuned the so-called acoustic tweezers using an adaptive algorithm and further miniaturisation, to ma...
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As Droupadi Murmu Wins Presidential Election, BJP Hosts 'Abhinandan Yatra' In Delhi
Waving tricolours and jubilating to the sound of 'dhol-nagadas', a large number of BJP supporters flooded the streets in the heart of Delhi, as the NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday emerged victorious.
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NASA Says Sound Waves Travel Slower on Mars Than on Earth, Perseverance Data Shows
A study of different sounds captured by NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has revealed that sound waves behave differently on the Red Planet. The study found that sound travels much more slowly on Mars than it travels on Earth.
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This Is What Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede Sounds Like
From our Moon to Mars to Jupiter, researchers are baring all guns to find more about the world around us. While the current focus is on the Moon and Mars, there already is a probe orbiting Jupiter. Named Juno, the probe's goal is to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system's largest planet.
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Omicron In UK: Surge Shows "Bigger Wave" Ahead; Alarm Sounded In London
Seven people believed to have had the Omicron variant had died as of Thursday, up from one death in the UKHSA's previous data which ran up to Tuesday. Admissions to hospital of people thought to have the variant increased to 85 from 65.
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How ToneTag Wants to Bring Contactless Experiences at Malls, Banks, and Retail Shops Using Sound Waves
With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Kumar Abhishek, Founder at ToneTag to know about the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to understand wha...
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Home Secretary Reviews Covid Situation In Hill Stations, Tourist Locations
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Saturday sounded a note of caution against reported blatant disregard of COVID-appropriate behaviour at hill stations and other tourist locations, stressing that the second wave of the pandemic is not yet over.
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NASA's Voyager 1 Space Probe Detects 'Persistent Hum' 14 Billion Miles From Earth
NASA's Voyager 1 probe has picked up an uncanny humming sound coming from space. Scientists now say instruments aboard the distant spacecraft have detected a “persistent hum” generated by the constant vibration of small amounts of gas in interstellar space.
