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A scientist who has studied falling playing cards, coiling rope and other phenomena has now analyzed what transforms a carpenter's tool into a sonorous instrument. Early in the 19th century, [...]

I have a big, dumb, deep, goofy voice. But I'm reminded of it only when I hear a recording of myself while playing back an interview -- or when friends [...]

2019 JUL 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Current study results on Health and Medicine - Hearing Research have been published. [...]

2018 DEC 28 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter -- Data detailed on Science - Applied Sciences have been presented. According to news reporting originating [...]

Byline: Erin Blakemore How well does a speaker work in a given space? That question is way more complicated than you might think. Not only do speakers perform differently in [...]

Byline: Sarah Kaplan The experiment looks like science fiction - or maybe even magic. In response to a single tone from a lone speaker, tiny silicone particles floating on the [...]

Byline: Lonnie Shekhtman Using underwater microphones, called hydrophones, marine scientists several years ago picked up a puzzling, faint humming sound a thousand feet deep in the Pacific Ocean. For years, [...]

Classical piano pieces by such composers as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin likely sounded much different when the masters first performed those works than they do today. Pianos themselves have changed [...]

Byline: Tom Jackman FAIRFAX, Va. â It happens so quickly you almost don't believe it: Seth Robertson and Viet Tran ignite a fire, snap on their low-rumbling bass frequency generator [...]

Tokyo -- The Mona Lisa's smile may always remain a mystery, but you can now hear what her voice might have sounded like, thanks to a Japanese acoustics expert. Dr. [...]

The article focuses on a study which found that all human screams share a trait called roughness, a measure of fastness and loudness of sound changes.

The article discusses research findings published in the March 2014 issue of "Applied Acoustics" that show how the installation of acoustic tiles for soundproofing in classrooms in China increased student concentration and teacher-student communications.

An unassuming building on Bush Street in San Francisco shelters Audium, billedas atheater of sculptured sound. Stan Shaff began the sound experiment more than 50 years ago. In a room that looks like a set piece from the original ''Star Trek,'' audience members in total darkness are immersed in what Mr. Shaff calls ''sound choreography'': a cornucopia of sounds, from running water to galloping horses to electronic music. Spacing Out [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]