So-called Rayleigh–Bloch waves can release an enormous amount of energy that can damage technical systems under certain ...
Chaplain, G.J., Hawkins, S.C., Peter, M.A. et al., Acoustic lattice resonances and generalised Rayleigh-Bloch waves. Commun Phys 8, 37 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-01950-4 ...
Surface waves travel along the Earth's surface. Two examples of surface waves are Rayleigh waves and Love waves. Explain to your students that Rayleigh waves cause the ground to ripple up and down ...
On a clear, sunny day, the sky above us often glows a brilliant blue, a sight so commonplace that many of us rarely stop to ...
It might seem like a simple question. But the science behind a blue sky isn't that easy. For starters, it involves something ...