Published: September 14, 2023 Author Disclosure statement Oluremi (Remi) Ayoko receives funding from Australian Research Council. Partners University of Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to…
By Crux Staff ROME – An architect and acoustics expert who’s worked on some of the most famous concert venues in the world said he brought a touch of rock and roll to a recently debuted new sound system in St.…
Communicating expectations and monitoring behaviour at the team level is important. Libby Sander Is it OK to wear headphones in the office? Do they help get work done, or is wearing them considered rude and damaging to the office vibe? While it might…
Residents who say West Gate Tunnel works have badly damaged their Brooklyn homes have been offered free window cleaning and a $20 pizza voucher as compensation. Ian Royall Yusuf Balla says the cracks worsened after a two-month, 24-hour construction blitz.…
First extensive exploration of Israel’s deep-sea economic waters by Israeli-UK team identifies two species of threatened whales that are sensitive to underwater noise By SUE SURKES Dr. Aviad Scheinin, director of the Marine Apex Predator Lab at the Morris Kahn Marine…
Evidence is accumulating that taping six metal beads to specific points on the ear helps weight loss. Photo: Getty John Elder You’re doing all the right things to lose weight. Eating more vegetables, and at the same time cutting back overall…
A consultation process, closing this week, is asking Australians if they think EVs should be equipped with “acoustic alerting systems” due to fears they could be a hazard for pedestrians or cyclists. The technology would digitally mimic the sound of…
Traffic noise isn’t just annoying, it carries a number of health risks. Photo: Getty John Elder When living on a busy road, do we ever get used to tyres squealing and revving engines, the factory-like grunt and throb of trucks, sirens…
Scientists discover clicking sounds, which humans can’t hear and which differ based on species and type of stress; wonder what uses other plants, animals make of the information By SUE SURKES 30 March 2023 It has been known for some time that…
By Carolyn Y. Johnson March 22, 2023 In 1802, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a heart-wrenching letter to his brothers, describing the deafness that forced him to “live like an exile” and yearn for death. Beethoven kept going for another 25 years,…