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,…
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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…
Researchers Surprised When Nano-Guitar String Plays Itself – Nano-Electronic Circuit Vibrates Without Any External Force
Scientists at Lancaster University and the University of Oxford have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force. Using a tiny suspended wire,…
New Technology Makes Sound Flow In One Direction
Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while the raucous party in your own room is inaudible to the whisperers. Yale…
Scientists Use Acoustic Forces to Print Like Never Before
Harvard University researchers have developed a new printing method that uses soundwaves to generate droplets from liquids with an unprecedented range of composition and viscosity….
New Simple Device Uses Sound Waves to Store Quantum Information
Researchers at Yale University have developed a simple device that uses sound waves to store quantum information and convert it from one form to another,…
Researchers Find a Way to Tap into Long-Lived Sound Waves in Glass
A newly published study from Yale scientists reveals how to enhance the lifetime of sound waves traveling through glass — the material at the heart…
Killer Whales Engage in Cross-Species Vocal Learning
A newly published study reveals that killer whales (Orcinus orca) can engage in cross-species vocal learning, revealing that they shifted the types of sounds they…
Helium Reveals Gibbons’ Developed & Far Ranging Vocalizations
Gibbons have mastered some of the vocal techniques that are akin to what human sopranos rely on whilst delivering their operas. Japanese scientists have been…
DARPA Uses Cold Plasma to Suppress and Extinguish Fire
Working on innovative approaches to firefighting, DARPA has been exploring technologies to manipulate and extinguish flames using physics. They were able to suppress fire using…
Researchers Recreate the Song of 165 Million Year Old Katydid
At dusk, A. musicus sings in a Jurassic forest of Northwest China. By reconstructing the microscopic wing features found on a fossil discovered in North…
DARPA Researchers Use Electricity to Suppress Fire
DARPA’s research team at Harvard University is focusing on electricity as a means to fight fire. By using a flame-suppression system based on destabilization of…
Recordings by Alexander Graham Bell Restored 130 Years Later
We can now listen to audio-recordings made by Alexander Graham Bell 130 years ago. These audio recordings were stored at the Smithsonian Institution for over…
Riot Shields That Create A ‘Wall of Sound’ Patented
As they are right now, riot shields do the job of protecting police quite well, but they offer little in the way of offense. Riot…