Browsing: Sound

A new method of observing arachnid behavior could aid in understanding their social dynamics and their habitat’s health.

An entire town went quiet so the world’s most iconic violin could be immortalized.

The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci’s commerce editor. Vol. 45.

And here’s a few fun ones in advance.

Ghastly nails on a blackboard or deafening sires don’t come any close to a infant’s whining as far as annoying sounds are concerned, according to a recent study from SUNY New Paltz. In a fairly simple approach, researchers asked study participants to solve various math problems while a background noise was playing. Six sounds were […]

A pair of South Korean electrical engineers have worked out a new porn filter that analyzes audio for tell-tale signs…

Hong Kong researchers have combined simple latex with some plastic buttons to create metamaterial panels that can stop sound waves…

Throw together this pint-sized light-sensitive theremin for spooky sci-fi sound effects on the cheap.