Often bootlegged but unavailable commercially until now, One Hand Clapping originally served as the soundtrack to a documentary detailing Paul McCartney and Wings’ seminal recordings in Studio 3 at ...

Researchers elucidate the complex physical mechanisms and fluid dynamics involved in a handclap, with potential applications in bioacoustics and personal identification, whereby a handclap could be ...

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Finger claps have quietly taken over a swath of pop culture in the past year. The gesture — repeatedly tapping the thumb to a finger on the same hand — offers a silent way to show praise, like the ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- 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 an opposing army. Sunny Jung, professor of biological and ...