vibrations

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The team studied how angular momentum travels between lattice vibrations, which are coordinated motions of atoms inside a crystal.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Kennett says the device works without electrical power and is engineered so vibrations are isolated so as not to interfere with fragile experiments or the structural integrity of a vessel in space.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Chip factories require specialized construction capabilities and materials—seismic-resistant concrete, for example, that absorbs even the most minute vibrations in the Earth’s crust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

These vibrations can travel through a material as collective waves known as phonons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

It is perfectly silent, but you can feel the sudden sharp vibrations through the bottoms of your feet.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss