Hospital Noise
The noise level in a hospital can reach the intensity of a jackhammer during the night.
Acoustics Roundup
Stories from the annual Acoustics Society of America meeting
Passive Ultrasound
Taking ultrasound by detecting the weak sound waves generated naturally by objects
Shower Singing
Why do people sing better in the shower than in any other room? (reverberations build up to great tone, and inhibition and noise factor in to make you sing fuller and louder)
Musical Illusion
How people perceive a musical illusion called the tritone paradox depends on the language they heard as infants.
Ultrasonic Headband
A device worn on the head that emits sonar acts as an aid for blind people
Whale Song Swapping
A cultural revolution in humpback whales songs off the Australian coast
Chinese Bells
Determining how a set of 65 ancient Chinese bronze bells was made