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 ...

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The research pinpoints a mechanism called a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic concept that underlies the sound made when you blow across the top of an empty bottle. Experiments using baby ...

The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres is a union of 15 science, technical, biologic, and medical research centers within Germany. Collectively, the association employs more than ...