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Sound waves, as mechanical stimuli, have emerged as a versatile means to modulate plant physiology, growth and defence. At audible and ultrasonic frequencies, these vibrations can influence seed ...

It’s a question I’m sure was keeping you up at night: can you make an object spin with a sound wave? The answer, generally speaking, used to be no. Now, though, mechanical engineers have taken a look ...