A specially designed device (illustrated at center) creates an acoustic rainbow, which splits sound (produced at the center of the device) into different pitches (colors). R.E. Christiansen, E ...

That particular device suffered immensely from sound dissipation. However, the new device uses self-sustaining oscillations to maintain and even increase the sound waves’ energy so they don’t ...

Including for members of Vermont’s blind and low-vision community. Many of them are hoping to experience the eclipse with the help of a device that converts light into sound.

The LightSound device, designed by Harvard University astronomers, will help make the eclipse more accessible for the visually impaired by turning light into instrument sounds.