The Hidden Waves at the Beach

Electromagnetism researcher Nader Engheta explains the physics behind invisible waves washing over beachgoers at the shore.

For most beachgoers, the word “waves” conjures the swells rolling in from the horizon, breaking white against the sand.

“But those are only some of the ones we can see,” says Nader Engheta, the H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. “The ocean is the most obvious example, but it is far from the only wave at the shore.” READ MORE