The strange sensations remained embedded in my thoughts long after I no longer possessed eyes to record light waves or ears to capture sound waves or mouth to speak.

The physiology of functional hearing involves the external ear capturing sound waves, causing the tympanic membrane [or eardrum] to vibrate to continue additional processes within the inner ear to eventually send nerve impulses to the auditory center of brain.

In the next section, we'll look at how the ear is able to capture sound waves.

Worldwide, to capture future waves of retiring baby boomers, cruise ship companies anticipate growth and have ordered 60 new ships, worth $24 billion.

According to Mr. Lee, Sphinx first captures sound waves with a microphone.

From objections to chemotherapy's effect on children, who were its early guinea pigs (and who showed near-miraculous leukemia remission after grueling treatment), to an examination of current gene-related research and what it may mean for his own family, Mr. Wishart captures waves of optimism and disappointment in the progress of cancer research.

Photographic film captures light waves as they bounce off both the object as well as mirrors.

By doing this, you create a larger surface area that can capture sound waves better.

But Pittsville was one of the few rural communities to capture several waves of these Irish immigrants, many of whom remained farmers.

Right now, machines of various shapes and sizes are being tested off shores from the North Sea to the Pacific - one may even be coming to the East River in New York State this fall - to see how they capture waves and tides and create marine energy.