Automotive
While they decrease sound pollution, electric vehicles are so quiet, they can create a safety concern, particularly to the visually impaired. To address this, many governments have mandated artificial sounds be added to electric ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Business
The world's largest manufacturers lose 1 trillion dollars per year to machine failure. Many problems lie in the noisy factory environment—working equipment and processes produce high sound, consequently, machinery faults ...
Nov 29, 2021
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For the first time, you can join the music streaming service Tidal for free.
Nov 19, 2021
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Engineering
Traditional Audio Description (AD) consists of an audio track in the third person that provides information on the visual layer of a film or television program. The current use of traditional AD can sometimes overlap with ...
Nov 01, 2021
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Business
AI and other technology is increasingly being used to make fabricated videos or sound recordings that imitate the likeness of a person's face, voice or performance by manipulating authentic footage using machine learning ...
Sep 02, 2021
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Engineering
Could noisy neighbors become a thing of the past? If you are disturbed by crashes, bangs, and muffled voices from next door, then you are not alone, but a Malmö University researcher thinks the answer is as simple as a screw.
Jul 08, 2021
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Engineering
Inspired by the workings of a bat's ear, Rolf Mueller, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has created bio-inspired technology that determines the location of a sound's origin.
Apr 15, 2021
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Computer Sciences
When you bump into someone in the workplace or at your local coffee shop, you might call that an 'encounter.' That's the scientific term for it, too. As part of urgent efforts to fight COVID-19, a science is rapidly developing ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Engineering
Skoltech researchers have designed a software-based algorithm for synchronizing time across smartphones that can be used in practical tasks requiring simultaneous measurements. This algorithm can essentially help turn several ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Engineering
Almost 20 years after Concorde was grounded, civilian supersonic aircraft seem ready to take off again. New technology is pushing a new generation of aircraft forward, but challenges remain, from regulations to plain old ...
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Sound is a travelling wave which is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.
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