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Michael Allen

Freelance Science Journalist

Tag: sound

Watch a ‘sonic tractor beam’ do some midair sewing

Author adminPosted on 21 December 2018Categories ScienceTags acoustic holograms, acoustic levitation, medical physics, physics, sonic tractor beam, sound, ultrasound

Watch a peacock get a female’s attention—by making her head vibrate

Author adminPosted on 28 November 201824 February 2020Categories ScienceTags biology, biophysics, birds, courting displays, sound

Moths use acoustic camouflaging fur to evade bats

Author adminPosted on 10 November 201812 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags acoustic camouflage, biology, biophysics, biosonar, camouflage, entomology, insects, sound

Acoustic tractor beam can grab objects from behind obstacles

Author adminPosted on 29 October 20189 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags acoustic holograms, acoustic levitation, metamaterials, physics, sonic tractor beam, sound, ultrasound

Elephant rumbles travel more than 6 km through the ground

Author adminPosted on 10 May 20189 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags anti-poaching, biophysics, conservation, earth sciences, ecology, elephants, sound

How to weigh tiny objects using sound

Author adminPosted on 11 April 20179 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags physics, sensors, sound

Sonic tractor beam can manipulate objects in mid-air

Author adminPosted on 29 October 20159 November 2018Categories Physics WorldTags acoustic holograms, acoustic levitation, physics, sonic tractor beam, sound, ultrasound

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A British journalist covering a wide range of science subjects, with a focus on climate change and atmospheric science, sustainability, and physics, materials and engineering.

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  • acoustic holograms
  • acoustic levitation
  • air pollution
  • atmospheric circulations
  • bio-based
  • bioeconomy
  • biology
  • biomedical
  • biophysics
  • bioplastic
  • birds
  • camouflage
  • careers
  • climate change
  • clothes
  • COVID-19
  • disease
  • disease diagnostics
  • education
  • entomology
  • extreme weather
  • fish
  • food waste
  • gender gap
  • health
  • imaging
  • insects
  • marine biology
  • marine plastics
  • materials
  • medical physics
  • microplastics
  • photonics
  • physics
  • plastic
  • plastic pollution
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
  • solar panels
  • sonic tractor beam
  • sound
  • structural colour
  • textiles
  • ultrasound
  • weather
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