Walker Smith, a researcher at Indiana University, presents his musical periodic table as a performance of his elemental compositions. W. Walker Smith and Alain Barker Earth’s natural soundtrack is ...

The universe is alive with the sound of music. Humans will find music almost anywhere. We find it in the songs of birds or the long-distance communications of whales. We hear music in the chirping of ...

We’re all familiar with the elements of the periodic table, but have you ever wondered what hydrogen or zinc, for example, might sound like? W. Walker Smith, now a graduate student at Indiana ...

INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2023 — In chemistry, we have He, Fe and Ca — but what about do, re and mi? Hauntingly beautiful melodies aren’t the first things that come to mind when looking at the periodic ...

Materials scientists typically rely on their eyes to analyze data, but soon they could employ their ears as well. Setting the motions of molecules to music can help scientists identify hidden patterns ...

Earth’s natural soundtrack is made of the rushing water of a creek behind your house, the patter of rain against your window and leaves crunching under your feet after the weather starts to get cold.