The intense sensation we experience from powerful sounds—like a jet engine roaring at takeoff or the deep thump of concert speakers—isn’t just something we hear in our ears or feel in our heads. Our ...

If you've heard deep bass, the roar of a jet engine, or rumbling thunder, you may have felt it in your body. Our cells have a variety of ways to sense mechanical forces, including those that can be ...

To investigate the effect of sound on cellular activities, we designed a system to bathe cultured cells in acoustic waves." The team first attached a vibration transducer upside-down on a shelf. Then ...