Acoustics News

Posted October 19, 2010:

• See No Shape, Touch No Shape, Hear a Shape? New Way of 'Seeing' the World

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Why Some Brand Names Are Music to Our Ears

Posted October 15, 2010:

• Squid Studies Provide Valuable Insights Into Hearing Mechanisms

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Insight Gained Into Age-Related Hearing Loss

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Computer Model to Calculate Noise Levels Along the Swiss Rail Network
• Measurement Scientists Set a New Standard in 3-D Ears

Posted October 11, 2010:

• Ocean Acidification Poses Little Threat to Whales’ Hearing, Study Suggests

Posted October 10, 2010:

• How the Deaf Have Super Vision: Cat Study Points to Brain Reorganization

Posted October 8, 2010:

• Autistic Children Are Not Good at Covering Up Their Lies, Study Shows

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Persistently Noisy Workplace More Than Doubles Heart Disease Risk

Posted October 5, 2010:

• Voice Phishing: System to Trace Telephone Call Paths Across Multiple Networks Developed

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Scientist Compares Classical Singing to Traditional Indian Singing to Find Speech Disorder Treatment

Posted October 3, 2010:

• Tennis Grunting: Study Reveals Surprising Effects

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Noise and Chemicals: Workers Are Losing Their Hearing, Spanish Study Finds
• Audio Zooming to Enhance TV Viewing
• Making Music on a Microscopic Scale

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Let Your Fingers Do the Driving: If You Don't Hear Directions, You Can Feel Them

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Overheard Cell-Phone Conversations Are Not Only Annoying but Reduce Our Attention
• Silent Electric Vehicles Made Safer

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Millions With Voice Problems Don't Know Treatment Available, Study Finds
• US Teen Hearing Loss Is Much Lower Than Has Been Widely Reported, Study Shows
• Taking the Pulse of Coral Reefs

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Perception of Emotion Is Culture-Specific

Posted September 13, 2010:

• Smokeless Tobacco Products Not a Safe Option, Won't Help Smokers Quit, Analysis Finds

Posted September 9, 2010:

• Bionic Speech Recognition
• Music on Prescription Could Help Treat Emotional and Physical Pain

Posted September 3, 2010:

• Verbal Snippets Offer Insights on Well-Being Amid Separation, Divorce

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Experiment Records Ultrafast Chemical Reaction With Vibrational Echoes

Posted August 31, 2010:

• Hooked on Headphones? Personal Listening Devices Can Harm Hearing, Study Finds
• Researchers Develop Simulation to Better Understand the Effects of Sound on Marine Life

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Healthy Ears Hear the First Sound, Ignoring the Echoes, Barn Owl Study Finds
• UK's First Cochlear Implant Operation to Give Sound in Both Ears

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Secrets of Scents: Designing the Smells That Sell Household Products
• Did Ancient Coffee Houses Lay the Groundwork for Modern Consumerism?

Posted August 20, 2010:

• New Norwegian Earplug Solution to a Deafening Problem

Posted August 17, 2010:

• Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among US Adolescents Has Increased Significantly, Study Finds

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Heart's Sounds Can Help Diagnose Heart Failure, Study Finds

Posted August 9, 2010:

• Brain Rhythm Predicts Ability to Sleep Through a Noisy Night
• Potentially Active Faults Near Olympia, Washington State, US, Identified

Posted August 5, 2010:

• Humans Imitate Aspects of Speech We See

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Human Noise Pollution in Ocean Can Lead Fish Away from Good Habitats and Off to Their Death

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Blue Whales Align the Pitch of Their Songs With Extreme Accuracy, Study Finds

Posted July 27, 2010:

• Evolutionary Surprise: Freedom of Neck Played Major Role in Human Brain Evolution, Research Suggests
• Background Music Can Impair Performance, Cites New Study

Posted July 22, 2010:

• Intelligent Earplug Adapted for Offshore Use

Posted July 20, 2010:

• How Music Training Primes Nervous System and Boosts Learning

Posted July 14, 2010:

• Submarines Could Use New Nanotube Technology for Sonar and Stealth

Posted July 12, 2010:

• Fibers That Can Hear and Sing: Fibers Created That Detect and Produce Sound
• Penguin Males With Steady Pitch Make Better Parents

Posted July 8, 2010:

• Musical Skill Reflects Working Memory Capacity in Addition to Practice Time

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