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What Makes Sand Dunes Sing

Nov 11, 2015
Engineers at Caltech discovered that for sand dunes to produce sound they need a dry layer on top that amplifies internal frequencies during sand movement. Learn about the fascinating study of singing sand dunes in California, where researchers uncover how the dunes' composition traps and amplifies frequencies to produce a unique musical sound resembling various instruments.
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