Read Articles on Acoustics, Vibration, and Noise Control

Noise from late-night parties at a popular CBD park is so bad even the homeless have moved out, sleep-deprived neighbours say, and a local councilor says the situation is only likely to get worse unless there’s a major change. Brendan…

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – If humans sound like Minnie Mouse after inhaling helium, would an alligator squeak on the gas used to float balloons? This profound puzzle challenged a global research team to record an alligator bellowing with normal air,…

By ‘hearing’, robots gain a new sense of their surroundingsby Elle Hardy September 2, 2020 in Robotics Researchers have found that sounds can help robots differentiate between objects and improve perception.In the rapidly developing field of robotics, machines have generally…

Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide led to the longest and most pronounced reduction in human-linked seismic vibrations ever recorded, sharpening scientists’ ability to hear earth’s natural signals and detect earthquakes, a study found on Thursday. FILE PHOTO:…

A microphone outside the window measures the incoming noise so that an array of two dozen speakers can cancel it outSpeakersAn array of 24 speakers can quiet city noise by as much as closing the window (NTU Singapore)By Theresa MachemerSMITHSONIANMAG.COMJULY…

By Sarah Berry February 4, 2020 The sound of your alarm clock may determine whether you wake up in the morning feeling groggy or fresh, a small new study has found. Standard alarm clock sounds (‘beep, beep, beep’) were associated…

By Pete Wells Jan. 21, 2020 Whatever else readers say in article comments, on social media or in their emails to me, two responses are far and away the most common when I write about restaurants. The first is a…

The Women’s and Children’s Hospital is getting an upgrade but it’s too loud for some of its tiniest patients. Thankfully help is on the way. Brad Crouch, Health Reporter, The Advertiser Twins Jake and Jude are given earmuffs to protect…

Like human personnel, military dogs are susceptible to hearing loss from exposure to high levels of noise A dog wears the Canine Auditory Protection System, or CAPS. (Zeteo Tech)By Brigit KatzSMITHSONIAN.COMDECEMBER 6, 2019 Highly trained dogs play an integral role…

Technology and academic research come together in Israel to find solutions for people with hearing impairment. By Abigail Klein Leichman DECEMBER 2, 2019 An air-raid siren awakened Erez Lugashi one night in 2014. As he ran for shelter, he wondered:…