Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
Extremely low-density graphene-based aerogel 'meringue' can improve passenger comfort and reduce noise up to 80%Credit: University of Bath An incredibly ...
Tag: Acoustics
Noise and light pollution can change which birds visit our backyards
A new study reports that birds across the continental US tend to avoid backyard feeders in louder areas; when light ...
Newborns on ventilators can now be better protected from a common breathing tube incident
After 30 years of development, a medical device designed to continuously monitor the airways of the tiniest ventilated patients could ...
Measuring sound diversity of quietness
Composite Urban Quietness Index gives new meaning to quietnessCredit: Aggelos Tsaligopoulos MELVILLE, N.Y., June 9, 2021 -- The world is ...
Personalized soundscape could help people with dementia with time, place recognition
Acoustical environments can prevent, reduce behavioral and psychological symptomsCredit: Arezoo Talebzadeh, Ghent University MELVILLE, N.Y., June 9, 2021 -- Designing ...
Teaching drones to hear screams from catastrophe victims
UAVs are unencumbered by terrain issues, can get above rescue scenesCredit: Macarena Varela, Fraunhofer FKIE MELVILLE, N.Y., June 8, 2021 ...
Balancing speech intelligibility, face covering effectiveness in classrooms
Though masks are necessary for curbing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, their impacts on teachers' speech intelligibility may affect ...
Anyone can get super-hearing
New audio technique can track bats in flight and help localise sources of ultrasonic soundCredit: Ville Pulkki/Aalto University Humans can ...
Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints
Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materialsCredit: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University Good acoustics ...
World’s smallest, best acoustic amplifier emerges from 50-year-old hypothesis
Acousto-electric devices reveal new road to miniaturizing wireless techCredit: Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Scientists at Sandia ...
Study finds high-speed ferries, recreational boats are big noise polluters in SF Bay
Credit: ProtectedSeas Palo Alto, CA--In a new study, researchers found that recreational boats and high-speed ferries contribute significant underwater noise ...
Violinmaking meets artificial intelligence
The next generation of violins in a study published on Nature Scientific Reports by Politecnico di MilanoCredit: Politecnico di Milano ...
Having a ball: New English Premier League soccer ball more stable, drags more
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba compare a new English Premier League soccer ball with previous versions in wind-tunnel experiments, ...
Diversity and universality of jamming
Credit: Osaka University Researchers at Chinese Academy of Science and Osaka University show that, unlike the crystalline close packing of ...