Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Every time you applaud at a concert or celebrate a touchdown, your hands are performing a feat of physics that scientists have puzzled over for decades. Cornell University researchers ...

A round of applause, please: Scientists have finally figured out what’s behind the sound of clapping. The research pinpoints a mechanism called a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic concept that ...

Scientists have finally unravelled the complex process that generates sound during handclaps, a discovery that shows how even simple acts can be rich with physics. The key to generating sound from ...

PSU coach James Franklin says clapping by Pitt's defense was illegal. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi called Franklin's complaint 'an excuse' Narduzzi says clapping is a means of communication for his defense ...

More than the roar of the MGM lion, more than the 20th Century Fox fanfare, the iconic sound of moviemaking is the sharp clap of a slate — although film folks have a language of their own to describe ...

The mighty Harland & Wolff siren — which has not been heard for two decades — blared across Belfast in tribute to the selflessness and professionalism of the healthcare staff battling coronavirus last ...