More than the roar of the MGM lion, more than the 20th Century Fox fanfare, the iconic sound of moviemaking is the sharp clap of a slate — although film folks have a language of their own to describe ...

Clapping is both a scientific event and a social gesture. A study explores the complex physics behind the sound of clapping. The noise originates from compressed air, not just hand collisions.

Like a high school sweetheart, Brooklyn’s Clap Your Hands Yeah are giving us mixed signals: Despite playing their “final” show last month, the Brooklyn band aren’t saying goodbye just yet. They played ...

In a scene toward the end of the 2006 film, "X-Men: The Last Stand," a character claps and sends a shock wave that knocks out ...

Social contagion If you wish to avoid the social faux pas of clapping at the wrong time, listen carefully to the volume of noise around you. That's the conclusion of a study about the social dynamics ...

Scientists have finally unravelled the complex process that generates sound during handclaps, a discovery that shows how even simple acts can be rich with physics. The research, published in the ...

Although sound travels quite fast, it is still possible to measure its speed in air. To do this, you need to measure the time it takes a sound to travel a measured distance. To reduce errors, ...

US indie darlings Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are runners-up in the BBC News website's Sound of 2006 new music poll. More than 100 UK music critics and broadcasters were asked to name their favourite new ...