Boiling water is one of those simple things that hides fascinating science. You see bubbles rising in a pot on the stove, but when you heat water in a microwave, it often stays still. The difference ...

Researchers have created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to hear people speaking within a bubble with a programmable radius of 3 to 6 feet. Voices and sounds outside the bubble are quieted ...

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Water bubbles on a stove because heat spreads unevenly, creating spots for steam. Microwaves heat water uniformly, often preventing bubbles and leading to superheating. This can cause sudden eruptions ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to create a “sound bubble.” The team’s artificial intelligence algorithms combined ...