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 […]
Ultrasound Could Save Racehorses from Bucked Shins
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2022 – When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures and new bone formations in their legs. […]
Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, seals, and other marine life. Regulations are […]
‘Urban Canyons’ Prolong Sonic Booms in Cities
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 – Twenty years after the retirement of the Concorde, several industrial and research projects want to make supersonic flight a reality again. However, […]
Machine Learning Improves Human Speech Recognition
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 — Hearing loss is a rapidly growing area of scientific research as the number of baby boomers dealing with hearing loss continues to […]