Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognizable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have also identified a simple solution to stop it, which ...

Dripping taps are a nuisance to everyone. They are made worse by jamming the tap off as hard as you can (anyone with a teenager or indeed old taps in the house will know this). Luckily this is a ...

Leon Lack receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council. People describe the sound of a dripping tap in the middle of the night as anything ...

GOT a tap that just won’t stop dripping? Well, we’ve got a genius hack to help you out and all you need is a single piece of string. In fact, string might just be your new best friend after reading ...

The cold tap had been slowly dripping for a week or two, getting a little worse every day. I’m a renter, so engaging a plumber would require involving the landlord. You never want to remind your ...

A dripping tap can drive people crazy, especially when the leaky faucet is on an outside wall of a city-owned building. The city is big on water conservation, urging people to switch to low-flow ...