The primary responsibilities of human resources are: 1  C - Compensation. 2  H - Human resource development. 3  E - Employee and labor relations. 4  S - Safety and health. 5  S - Staff.
A new technique uses sound waves to levitate objects and move them in mid-air. Credit: Dimos Poulikakos View full size image. View full size image. Hold on to your wand, Harry Potter: Science has outdone even your best Leviosa! levitation spell.
First of all, wind alters sound propagation by the mechanism of refraction; that is, wind bends sound waves. Wind nearer to the ground moves more slowly than wind at higher altitudes, due to surface characteristics such as hills, trees, and man-made structures that interfere with the wind.