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EPFL Shows Sound-Powered Cavities Can Drive Tiny Boats and Microfliers

Researchers say tuned hollow cavities use Helmholtz resonance to turn external sound into directed air jets that create motorless thrust.

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Texas Homeowners Sue SpaceX Over Alleged Starship-Related Home Damage

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‘Bat Accelerator’ Shows Bats Use Doppler Acoustic Flow to Control Flight Speed

Team Demonstrates Single-Chip Phonon Laser for Surface Acoustic Waves

Mystery Boom Over East Anglia Rattles Homes as MoD Rules Out RAF

MIT Uses Ultrasound to Rapidly Extract Drinking Water From Air

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