Sep 07 2010

Mapping Whale Brains for Sound Effects

Tag: Acoustics, Animal Communication, Animal Research, Animal Science, Whales — Kieran Mulvaney @ 7:58 pm
A new computer simulation attempts to understand what happens to a whale's brain when it's hit with blasts of high-intensity sound.

Apr 14 2010

Acid Ocean Meets Clean Water

Tag: Acoustics, Carbon Emissions, Chemistry, Conservation, Everyday Science, Oceanography, Pollution, Water, Zoology — Kieran Mulvaney @ 6:21 pm
Can the the United States' Clean Water Act be used to combat carbon dioxide emissions?

Apr 14 2010

Green Buildings Too Quiet for Comfort

Tag: Acoustics, Building, EPA, Environment, Green, Green Building, Office — Larry O'Hanlon @ 11:00 am
Is the lack of noise in your green office building making you uncomfortable on the job?

Feb 10 2010

Heavy-Metal Music, Other Sounds Aimed at Beetle Pests

Tag: Acoustics, Beetles, Forests, Insects, Music, Trees — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:28 am
A novel approach to controlling tree-destroying beetles uses piped-in heavy metal music and backward recordings of Rush Limbaugh.