Tag: Acoustics

Researchers have been looking for ways to decompose sound into its basic ingredients for over 200 years. In the 1820s, ...

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a device that is a first ...

Hemispherical array of ultrasound transducers lifts objects off reflective surfacesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan ...

A researcher at the University of Tsukuba introduces a new theoretical model of high-temperature superconductivity, in which electrical current can ...

Extremely low-density graphene-based aerogel 'meringue' can improve passenger comfort and reduce noise up to 80%Credit: University of Bath An incredibly ...

Children at highest risk because auditory system maturation incomplete, normal hearing health vital for learning, socialization MELVILLE, N.Y., June 10, ...

A new study reports that birds across the continental US tend to avoid backyard feeders in louder areas; when light ...

After 30 years of development, a medical device designed to continuously monitor the airways of the tiniest ventilated patients could ...

Composite Urban Quietness Index gives new meaning to quietnessCredit: Aggelos Tsaligopoulos MELVILLE, N.Y., June 9, 2021 -- The world is ...

Acoustical environments can prevent, reduce behavioral and psychological symptomsCredit: Arezoo Talebzadeh, Ghent University MELVILLE, N.Y., June 9, 2021 -- Designing ...

Staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic is changing the soundscape of dwellingsCredit: Sener Yilmaz Arslan MELVILLE, N.Y., June 8, ...

Student-teacher culture changes, online collaboration tools can be retained for classroomsCredit: Andrew Morrison, Joliet Junior College MELVILLE, N.Y., June 8, ...

Speech patterns of children are often compared with those of adults, but this ignores developmental and socioeconomic factors that affect ...

UAVs are unencumbered by terrain issues, can get above rescue scenesCredit: Macarena Varela, Fraunhofer FKIE MELVILLE, N.Y., June 8, 2021 ...

Though masks are necessary for curbing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, their impacts on teachers' speech intelligibility may affect ...

It was the whales' singing that gave them away Blue whales may be the biggest animals in the world, but ...

Media representatives can register to attend; topics cover pandemic, vocals, moth wings MELVILLE, N.Y., June 7, 2021 -- Press conferences ...

One of the world's most endangered whale species could have added protection from threats posed by human marine activity, through ...

New audio technique can track bats in flight and help localise sources of ultrasonic soundCredit: Ville Pulkki/Aalto University Humans can ...

Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materialsCredit: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University Good acoustics ...