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Whale Racket: Sounding out How Loud the Oceans Were from Whale Vocalizing Prior to Industrial Whaling
October 23, 2012 — Concern is growing that human-generated noise in the ocean disrupts marine animals that rely on sound for communication and navigation. In the modern ocean, the background noise can be ten times ... > full story -
Glove Keyboard May Revolutionize Use of Devices With One Hand
October 23, 2012 — Give a hand to some computer engineering students for designing a tool that could revolutionize new ways of using electronic devices with just one hand. It's called a Gauntlet Keyboard, a glove ... > full story -
A Whale With a Distinctly Human-Like Voice
October 22, 2012 — For the first time, researchers have been able to show by acoustic analysis that whales -- or at least one very special white whale -- can imitate the voices of humans. That's a surprise, because ... > full story -
How the Brain Forms Categories
October 19, 2012 — Neurobiologists have investigated how the brain is able to group external stimuli into stable categories. They found the answer in the discrete dynamics of neuronal ... > full story -
Taking the Bite out of Baseball Bats
October 18, 2012 — Miss hitting the "sweet spot" on a baseball bat and the resulting vibrations can zing your hands. Bat companies have tried for decades to reduce these painful shocks with limited success. But ... > full story -
Short Booms Still Annoying: How Mid-Level Noise Bursts Affect Concentration of Arithmetic-Solving Test Subjects
October 18, 2012 — Noise can be distracting, especially to a person trying to concentrate on a difficult task. Studying annoying noises helps architects design better building environments and policy makers choose ... > full story -
Dinosaur-Era Acoustics: Global Warming May Give Oceans the 'Sound' of the Cretaceous
October 18, 2012 — Global temperatures directly affect the acidity of the ocean, which in turn changes the acoustical properties of sea water. New research suggests that global warming may give Earth’s oceans the ... > full story -
Do Re Mi Fa ... How Do You Know What Comes Next?
October 15, 2012 — How do you remember a song -- and why is it that a beginning pianist who forgets the middle of a melody needs to start over again to recall the tune? The answer, say researchers, is that two ... > full story -
The Worst Noises in the World: Why We Recoil at Unpleasant Sounds
October 12, 2012 — Heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of the brain explains why the sound of chalk on a blackboard or a knife on a bottle is so ... > full story -
Singing Mice Show Signs of Learning
October 10, 2012 — Guys who imitate Luciano Pavarotti or Justin Bieber to get the girls aren't alone. Male mice may do a similar trick, matching the pitch of other males' ultrasonic serenades. The mice also have ... > full storyMore:
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