Acoustic Sensors Pinpoint Shooter’s Location in Urban Setting
Modeling and optimizing sensor networks for a specific environment to help missions home in on shooter locations. During a gunshot, two sound events occur —…
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Acoustic Tools Reveal Food Paradox Answer – Shows How Ocean Life Survives
Acoustic tools reveal hotspots of ocean life in scattered places. Ocean predators cannot survive on average concentrations of food found in the water. Instead, they…
Sing On: Certain Face Masks Prevent COVID-19 Transmission Without Distorting Voice
Masks designed for singers prevent COVID-19 transmission, most voice distortion. When singers generate beautiful notes, they can also release harmful particles like the coronavirus. Wearing…
Neuroimaging Is Leading to Much Better Understanding of Brain Function During Speech and How Stuttering Arises
Stuttering starts at speech initiation, not due to impaired motor skills. Theory suggests anomalies in the brain’s initiation circuit cause stuttering. About one in 20…
Advanced Echolocation: Bats Use Echoes of Own Vocalizations To Anticipate Location, Trajectory of Prey
Echolocation Builds Prediction Models of Prey Movement Bats are not only using their acoustical abilities to find a meal — they are also using it…
Blood Microbubbles To Acoustically Detect Oxygen Levels
Acoustic tools detect vibrating microbubbles, act as oxygen sensor. Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can create…
COVID-19 Creates Hearing and Balance Disorders – Aggravates Tinnitus Symptoms
Pandemic-related stress and anxiety may increase auditory and vestibular effects associated with COVID-19. The physiological impacts of COVID-19 seem almost limitless. Complications can range from…
Understanding the Concept of Quietness: Measuring Quiet Sound Diversity
The world is filled with myriad sounds that can overwhelm a person with relentless acoustics. Noise is so prevalent in everyday life that the concept…
Personalized Soundscape To Help People With Dementia With Time and Place Recognition
Acoustical environments can prevent, reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms. Designing a soundscape to improve the quality of life for an individual is centered on putting…
Lung Ultrasounds Could Help Physicians Predict if a Patient With COVID-19 Will Worsen
For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely asymptomatic. A diagnostic tool could help physicians predict if a…
Transforming the Structure of Atoms Into Sounds, Giving Each Element Its Own Unique Musical Scale
Hearing Tones, Elements Through Atomic Music Data about the structure of atoms can be transformed into sounds, giving each element its own unique musical scale….
Which COVID Face Masks Are Best for Speech Intelligibility and Student Comprehension?
As instructors continue to wear masks for the safety of themselves and their students, the question of which types of masks allow for the best…
Eye Position Affects Your Auditory Spatial Attention – Where to Look to Improve “Cocktail Party” Listening
Eye position has a modest but measurable impact on speech intelligibility within a cocktail party setting. Several acoustic studies have shown that the position of…
Sound Projectors Deliver Audio to People Where They Want It for Virtual Reality
Sound projectors provide an alternative to headphones for use in virtual reality and augmented reality simulations and for other contexts where it is helpful to…
Smarter Traffic Signs With Doppler Radar, Traffic and Weather Sensors for Real-Time Driver Alerts
Smart traffic signs combining Doppler radar and video with acoustic and weather sensors can track traffic volume and alert drivers in real-time to hazards ahead….
Sound Quality Comparison: 3D-Printed vs. Traditional Musical Instruments
Investigators in China created a functioning 3D-printed ukulele and used acoustics to compare its sound quality to a standard wooden instrument. Music is an art,…
Burps in “Rick and Morty” Analyzed for Latent Linguistic Meaning
Acoustic analysis of belching during speech showcases the cartoon’s rich array of nonword sounds. One of the first things new viewers of the cartoon “Rick…
