Why Skipping Rocks on a Frozen Lake Makes the Coolest Sound Ever

Why Skipping Rocks on a Frozen Lake Makes the Coolest Sound Ever

The “pew pew” noise is strikingly similar to the ones made by bizarre weapons featured in science-fiction movies

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2012
Ocean Acidification Brings Back the Sounds of the Cretaceous

Ocean Acidification Brings Back the Sounds of the Cretaceous

Global warming is bound to alter ocean acoustics, researchers say

Acoustic Touch Screen: Any Surface Can Be Turned into a Touch Display [Video]

Acoustic Touch Screen: Any Surface Can Be Turned into a Touch Display [Video]

All it takes is a sensor and a special piece of software

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2010
Acoustical Signals Give Landslides Away

Acoustical Signals Give Landslides Away

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 27th, 2010
Using Sounds to Conduct a Seal Census

Using Sounds to Conduct a Seal Census

The method is non-intrusive and efficient

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2010
Expert Discussed Whales and Noise Pollution

Expert Discussed Whales and Noise Pollution

At the recent AAAS meeting

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 31st, 2009
A Journey in Marine Acoustics

A Journey in Marine Acoustics

The field allows us to survey aquatic creatures

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 25th, 2009
Sound Science Convention to Be Held in San Antonio

Sound Science Convention to Be Held in San Antonio

It will take place October 26-30

'Acoustic Tweezers' for Nanoscale Structures Devised

'Acoustic Tweezers' for Nanoscale Structures Devised

They can be readily manufactured on small chips

Clogged Pipes May Be Identified by Their Sounds

Clogged Pipes May Be Identified by Their Sounds

Mathematicians have devised a new model to prove this

New Way of Finding Buried Miners Devised

New Way of Finding Buried Miners Devised

Hopefully, no one will ever need it

  • Sci Pry
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • October 15th, 2008
The Physics of Acoustics in the Boston Symphony Hall

The Physics of Acoustics in the Boston Symphony Hall

The shape of the hall and the quality of sound it provides are no accidents

  • How to
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 12th, 2008
How Touch Screens Work

How Touch Screens Work

Types of detection systems