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January 21, 2018 Source: University of Bristol Summary: Acoustic tractor beams use the power of sound to hold particles in mid-air, and unlike magnetic levitation, they can grab most solids or liquids even small insects. For the first time engineers have shown it is possible to stably trap objects larger than the wavelength of sound…

The Conversation January 9, 2018 6:35am AEDT Children being children can be loud, which creates challenges when they live in an apartment.  Author Sophie-May Kerr PhD Candidate in Human Geography, University of Wollongong Disclosure statement Sophie-May Kerr receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and the University of Wollongong Global Challenges Program Scholarship. Rapid…

MATTHEW BENNS, Editor-at-Large, The Daily Telegraph THE ground-shaking rumble of Harley Davidson motorcycles in full flight has cafe-loving hipsters on Bondi’s trendy Campbell Parade choking on their soy latte macchiatos. Now the locals are fighting back with their complaints prompting a police clampdown on any Harley Davidson rider whose aftermarket customised exhaust pipe exceeds 94…

Species of Mexican fish found to amass in rambunctious reproductive orgies creating sound levels comparable to a crowd cheering at a stadium By MARIËTTE LE ROUXT PARIS, France (AFP) — A species of Mexican fish amasses in reproductive orgies so loud they can deafen other sea animals, awed scientists said Wednesday, calling for preservation of the…

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com Medical research (illustrative) Discovery of long-encoding RNAs in the auditory system may solve a piece of the deafness puzzle, Tel Aviv University researcher says A new Tel Aviv University study solves a critical piece of the puzzle of human deafness by identifying the first group of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the auditory…

By JANE E. BRODY SEPT. 25, 2017 CreditPaul Rogers Now and then I hear someone (myself included) proclaim “my brain is on overload.” This is not surprising given the myriad complex tasks the brain performs, among them enabling you to learn, plan, remember, communicate, see, hear and smell. Perhaps also not surprising, a growing number of studies…

Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding. A new study found that chronic tinnitus is associated with changes in certain networks in the brain, and furthermore, those changes cause the brain to stay more at attention and less at rest. The finding provides patients with validation…

A 2016 study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery by Wilko Grolman, M.D., Ph.D., from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands shows that earplug use is effective in preventing temporary hearing loss caused by exposure to loud music (average of 100 decibels) over several hours. In the study of 51 adults (average age…

Carolyn WebbThe co-owner of a top Melbourne live music venue fears an apartment block planned for next door could threaten the bar’s survival. Brendan Brogan said lower floor bedrooms of the proposed eight-storey development in Brunswick would be metres from the stage of the popular Howler bar, and noise complaints from residents could put the venue at risk. Brendan…

Share Save Patients could have medical conditions diagnosed faster after scientists developed sound-wave technology to deliver blood test results in as little as ten minutes. A team at Saw Dx, a spin-out company from the University of Glasgow, has secured £1.8 million in funding to develop a handheld prototype that can produce results at a…