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Nature is full of wonders, sometimes what you see is unbelievable and the other time, what you believe may not be part of nature.  Sonoluminescence is one such counter intuitive phenomenon, which is very rare and took scientists off guard. What more, this phenomenon is demonstrated by a tiny critter in the ocean, Mantis Shrimp. What is Sonoluminescence? Sono means sound, while lumen means light. The word literally means creation of light from sound, which may sound impossible , as it was to me in the beginning but there is scientific explanation to it.  Technically, it is a pulse of light, which is generated when a bubble collapse over itself. This bubble is generated by the sudden outburst of sound. It is basically a conversion of acoustical or sound energy into light energy which is part of nucleation, growth and collapse of bubbles in liquid. 2) Behind the scene There is more to it, the bubble generated during this process makes the surrounding water h...

I once lived near an aviation range. Living there had its own perks. I used to see lot of planes in the sky daily, when I was kid. On one such time, I was looking out of window while studying through the sunny day. All was quiet, and I vaguely remember, what I saw was a fighter plane. It must be going at blazing fast pace, because it appeared to be faster than normal planes. I was admiring the machine and it goes towards the horizon as fast as it approached. I was about to look away, but suddenly an earth shattering boom like an explosion or God of Thunder's voice, filled the surroundings. The shockwave was so strong that even the glass panes of the windows and water Glass on the table threatened to break apart. It was quite an experience for me and took some time to understand what I experienced was Sonic Boom. What is sonic boom? Sonic boom is a sound shockwave, which is created by fast moving object through a medium, when an object surpass the speed of sound. In my case ...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/The_Colors_of_Noise.png/330px-The_Colors_of_Noise.png Amazing thing, the sound is, Gentle and rhythmic can lower your heart beat and stress. Musical and it creates chartbuster songs, soothing and it make babies sleep but abrupt and loud can shatter the glasses and mirror even. Louder decibels can damage your hearing capacity permanently. Sound has whole spectrum vibrational frequencies to propagate energy through a medium. I was in a club once and what I considered loud noise was music to others. As a matter of choice loud music played by DJs in events where you can even hear yourself is noise to me. Noise Noise is simply unwanted sound around you. It’s a matter of perspective from individual to individual. Though theoretically there is not difference between sound and noise both are vibrations in the medium like air, water or wood but What I perceive as music, you may consider it as noise. Or, in real wor...