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Through the looking glass: Nearly three decades after its US patent date, the MP3 is no longer the cutting edge of audio compression. Yet support for it remains ubiquitous in media players, browsers, ...

The New England Patriots’ 24-23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday ended in controversy after Atlanta coach Raheem Morris accused New England of illegally using clapping sounds to trigger a ...

It turns out the invention of the MP3 format was a combination of vision, overtime and stubbornness – as well as a good dose of luck. Thirty years ago, on July 14, 1995, a new file format called MP3 ...

Most of us think clapping is just about two hands hitting each other, but new research out this week in the journal Physical Review Research found that the clap that we hear actually comes from the ...

Scientists found that clapping sounds come from trapped air escaping rapidly between palms, creating vibrations. Cornell and University of Mississippi's study shows that hand speed, size, and skin ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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