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Simulate Sound in 3D at a Finer Scale than Humans Can Perceive

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 – Surround-sound speakers can immerse you in a multimedia experience, but what if there was a speaker that could completely re-create a three-dimensional […]

‘Fishial’ Recognition: Neural Network Identifies Coral Reef Sounds

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2025 – Coral reefs are some of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world’s oceans, one quarter […]

Ouch! Commonalties Found in Pain Vocalizations and Interjections Across Cultures

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2024 – There are an estimated 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, each offering unique ways to express human emotion. But do certain emotions show regularities […]

Measuring Martian Winds with Sound

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Mars has a notoriously inhospitable environment, with temperatures that fluctuate dramatically over the course of a Martian day and average minus 80 […]

Hard-of-Hearing Music Fans Prefer a Different Sound

WASHINGTON, August 22, 2023 – Millions of people around the world experience some form of hearing loss, resulting in negative impacts to their health and quality of […]

Vocal Tract Size, Shape Dictate Speech Sounds

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Only humans have the ability to use speech. Remarkably, this communication is understandable across accent, social background, and anatomy despite a wide […]

Capturing and Analyzing Subtle Combination Tones Produced by Violins

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2022 – When two musical notes are played simultaneously, the human ear can perceive weak additional tones called combination tones. These subjective tones result […]

Telehealth Makes Hearing Health Care More Equitable

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2022 – According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion people across the globe are living with hearing loss. Much of that is preventable, […]

Saturn 5 Was Loud But Didn’t Melt Concrete

WASHINGTON, August 23, 2022 – The Saturn 5 carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit. It captures the […]