Swooping through space are solitary waves, which in theory do not change form or lose energy as they go along. These waves, which exist on Earth in different media, have been detected and explained ...

To create the Slinky robot, Deng et al. used a metal Slinky with a length of 50 mm and 90 loops, to then test and understand how to explore its intrinsic flexibility, and create a simple machine ...

Solitary waves – known as solitons – appear in many forms. Perhaps the most recognizable is the tsunami, which forms following a disruption on the ocean floor and can travel, unabated, at high speeds ...

A study of solitary tsunami-style wave clusters shows how they move in harmony with and through each other. A certain phenomenon has confounded scientists for almost two centuries: lone waves, ...