A recent college graduate has converted the visible light given off by the elements into audio, creating unique, complex sounds for each one. Credit: W.…
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Microplastics naturally scatter in flowing water (left), but after turning on sound waves, the particles concentrate along the tube’s sides (right), making them easier to…
Luisa Still, of Sensor Data and Information Fusion, will discuss the important factors in determining shooter localization accuracy at the 182nd ASA Meeting. Credit: Luisa…
Optical microscope image of the acoustic resonator viewed from above (two larger disks, the inner of which is the piezoelectric transducer) and of the antenna…
This looping video shows a series of GOES-17 satellite images that caught an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai…
MIT researchers have developed an ultrathin loudspeaker that can turn any rigid surface into a high-quality, active audio source. The straightforward fabrication process they introduced…
A graphene drum can reveal the sound of bacteria. Have you ever wondered if bacteria make distinctive sounds? If we could listen to bacteria, we…
An MIT team has designed an “acoustic fabric,” woven with a fiber that is designed from a “piezoelectric” material that produces an electrical signal when…
Sound vortex generation enabled by the spin-orbit interaction in real space. Credit: Wang, S., Zhang, G., Wang, X. et al. / DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-021-26375-9 Can…
Melting ice opens new predation ground for killer whales as they spend more time in previously neglected territory. Killer whales are intelligent, adaptive predators, often…
Market squid, Doryteuthis opalescens Credit: © 2001 MBARI Acoustic tools reveal hotspots of ocean life in scattered places. Ocean predators cannot survive on average concentrations…
Headphone designers have to balance scientific limitations with human preferences. What you like to listen to is also important for choosing the right pair. Between…
Researchers have developed microbubbles to acoustically detect blood oxygen levels. Credit: Shashank Sirsi Acoustic tools detect vibrating microbubbles, act as oxygen sensor. Blood carries vital…
This graphic illustrates the vowel space area from a single talker. Each peak corresponds to different vowel nuclei, and as speech increases in clarity, on…
Rattlesnakes increase their rattling rate as potential threats approach, and this abrupt switch to a high-frequency mode makes listeners, including humans, think they’re closer than…
Professor Joshua Reiss from Queen Mary’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science has written for The Conversation on the audio history of the Olympics…
Imagined Music and Silence Trigger Similar Brain Activity Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to a pair of studies recently…
Hemispherical array of ultrasound transducers lifts objects off reflective surfaces. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new technology which allows non-contact manipulation of…
Lightweight aerogel suspended in honeycomb structure. Credit: University of Bath Extremely low-density graphene-based aerogel ‘meringue’ can improve passenger comfort and reduce noise up to 80%.…
During the 180th ASA Meeting, Arezoo Talebzadeh from Ghent University will show how a personalized soundscape can help those with dementia by providing clues regarding…