To stand at the edge of an ocean is to face an eternity of waves and water, a shroud covering seven-tenths of the Earth. Hidden below are mountain ranges and canyons that rival anything on land.

So the waves pile up against each other as they are created. These "piled up" waves are called shock waves. The greatest shock waves are at the tip and tail of the plane. This NASA photograph ...

This results in a shock wave of pressurized air molecules, which form a cone-shaped sheath around and behind the plane. This cone-shaped shock wave wouldn't be a problem if it lost its strength as ...

Shock waves can be artificially generated by discharge of a high-voltage spark under water. Cardiac SW therapy (CSWT) is performed using a SW generator system designed to address the clinical ...

What Is Shockwave Therapy? The clinical term for this treatment used by urologists is low-intensity shockwave therapy (LiSWT). During the treatment, a small wand-like device uses targeted sound waves ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

The US regulator has approved the first ever shock wave wound healing device, for use in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. The Dermapace System from Sanuwave is intended for use with chronic ...