The Last Stand," a character claps and sends a shock wave that knocks out an opposing army. Sunny Jung, professor of ...

India is the land of diversity and cultures. From the bright sarees and lehengas that adorn women in the North, to the simple and minimal white saree with golden borders that adorn the women of South, ...

A new paper published in the journal Physical Review Research provides experimental support for the hypothesis that hand clapping essentially acts like a Helmholtz resonator —akin to the hum generated ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the physics behind the sound you hear when you clap your hands! The mechanism ...

Researchers elucidate the complex physical mechanisms and fluid dynamics involved in a handclap, with potential applications in bioacoustics and personal identification, whereby a handclap could be ...

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The sound of claps echoed through a town centre over the weekend as the community joined forces for a demonstration of ...

With their 2012 hit "Ho Hey" Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of the Lumineers could have become one-hit wonders. Instead, they've inspired a new generation of artists.

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