Work continues on a passenger plane five times faster than the speed of sound
(Photo: Hermes) Atlanta: A local American company is working on a hypersonic plane that can travel five times the speed of sound from London to New York in just 90…
UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo
The UN Mission, MONUSCO, also called on the group to respect the Luanda roadmap, an agreement signed in 2022 by Angola, DRC and Rwanda that strives for peace in the…
At UN, Pacific Island leaders sound alarm on climate crisis, call for urgent action
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Presidents of Kiribati, Timor-Leste, Micronesia and Nauru called for accelerated climate action, urging major emitters worldwide to commit to substantial reductions in emissions…
Now plastic particles can be removed from water thanks to sound
Japanese experts have developed a technology to filter microscopic plastic using sound waves. Photo: File Tokyo: Japanese experts have successfully demonstrated that using sound waves to agglomerate microscopic plastic particles…
First the sound, then the vibration and then the electric alarm clock
The TalkShock wristwatch first vibrates, then sounds an alarm and then wakes you up with a light shock. Photo: Courtesy of Andy Gogo Canada: Some people find it very difficult…
Sound can cure cancer in two ways
In the image, 260 electrodes or elements emitting 700 kilohertz sound waves are installed which can attack the cancer twice. Photo: Courtesy of University of Michigan Michigan: A surprising treatment…