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- [AI Voices Are Easier to Understand than Human Voices](https://acoustics.org/ai-voices-are-easier-to-understand-than-human-voices/) - Only a few seconds of sampling is enough to create an AI copy of a person’s voice, and researchers are unsure why they are so intelligible.
- [Closing Your Eyes Might Not Help You Hear Better After All](https://acoustics.org/closing-your-eyes-might-not-help-you-hear-better-after-all/) - In noisy environments, study participants with their eyes closed struggled to hear faint sounds audible to their open-eyed counterparts.
- [ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in Philadelphia, May 11-15](https://acoustics.org/asa-invites-media-to-acoustics-meeting-in-philadelphia-may-11-15/) - In-person sessions and livestreamed press conferences highlight the latest advancements in the science of sound #ASA190
- [Acoustical Society of America Announces 2025 Science Communication Award Winners](https://acoustics.org/acoustical-society-of-america-announces-2025-science-communication-award-winners/) - This year’s science communication winners demonstrate the power of storytelling, technology, and creativity to make acoustics accessible and unforgettable.
- [Science Communication Awards 2023-2025](https://acoustics.org/science-communication-awards-2023-2025/) - The 2025 awards include content created between 1 March 2023 and 1 October 2025. Each award recipient will receive a cash prize.
- [How the Color of a Theater Affects Sound Perception](https://acoustics.org/how-the-color-of-a-theater-affects-sound-perception/) - Brighter colors lead to a warmer ‘tone,’ according to listeners.
- [A Hearing Test for the World’s Rarest Sea Turtle](https://acoustics.org/a-hearing-test-for-the-worlds-rarest-sea-turtle/) - Little is known about how sensitive the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is to human noises.
- [Evaluating Building Materials for Climate Impact and Noise Suppression](https://acoustics.org/evaluating-building-materials-for-climate-impact-and-noise-suppression/) - Even though timber requires extra material to insulate noise, it can still be more climate-friendly than steel or concrete. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Ultrasonic Pest Control To Protect Beehives](https://acoustics.org/ultrasonic-pest-control-to-protect-beehives/) - New technique uses ultrasonic signals that mimic bat calls to deter wax moths from beehives #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Software Platform Helps Users Find the Best Hearing Protection](https://acoustics.org/software-platform-helps-users-find-the-best-hearing-protection/) - The Hearing Protection Optimization Tool translates the complexities of how humans perceive sounds to personalized situational hearing protection recommendations. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Neural Network Helps Detect Gunshots From Illegal Rainforest Poaching](https://acoustics.org/neural-network-helps-detect-gunshots-from-illegal-rainforest-poaching/) - Proposed model filters and verifies signals among a network of microphones to reduce false positives for gunshot detectors #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [A Metamaterial That Bridges Air and Water](https://acoustics.org/a-metamaterial-that-bridges-air-and-water/) - Made from common aluminum and steel, this metamaterial allows sound transference between air and water. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [How Sound Moves on Mars](https://acoustics.org/how-sound-moves-on-mars/) - Understanding acoustic propagation within the Martian environment helps scientists understand the planet and will inform future missions. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Using Smartphones To Improve Disaster Search and Rescue](https://acoustics.org/using-smartphones-to-improve-disaster-search-and-rescue/) - In disaster situations where visibility is limited, sound that can penetrate through rubble is the key to finding trapped victims quickly. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [To Bop or To Sway? The Music Will Tell You](https://acoustics.org/to-bop-or-to-sway-the-music-will-tell-you/) - Specific musical features have the power to make people bounce or sway. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Elephant Seals Recognize Their Rivals From Years Prior](https://acoustics.org/elephant-seals-recognize-their-rivals-from-years-prior/) - Male elephant seals respond to recorded calls of their old rivals, demonstrating lasting familiarity. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Manduca sexta Caterpillars Hear Using Hairs](https://acoustics.org/manduca-sexta-caterpillars-hear-using-hairs/) - This research explores how Caterpillars perceive vibration and sound to mimic biological strategies to advance the technology of MEMS microphones.
- [How Online Meetings Change Your Voice—and How We Measure It](https://acoustics.org/how-online-meetings-change-your-voice-and-how-we-measure-it/) - This research focuses on communication factors, which are especially important in videoconference systems and differ from traditional phone calls.
- [Breaking the Skull Barrier: “Listening” to Ultrasound Therapy Inside the Brain](https://acoustics.org/breaking-the-skull-barrier-listening-to-ultrasound-therapy-inside-the-brain/) - Researchers use the "Parametric Array" effect to generate low-freq "messenger waves" inside the brain that slip right through the skull.
- [Listening to ultrasonic signals reveals the mechanical behavior of next-generation batteries](https://acoustics.org/listening-to-ultrasonic-signals-reveals-the-mechanical-behavior-of-next-generation-batteries/) - These researchers aim to extend the use of ultrasonic testing methods for next-gen batteries and investigate opportunities and challenges.
- [Sound(e)scape: Can a Sonic Break Improve Cognitive Performance?](https://acoustics.org/soundescape-can-a-sonic-break-improve-cognitive-performance/) - The Sound(e)scape project reimagines acoustics as a pathway to well-being.
- [Fifteen Years of Research on Active Noise Control Systems for Partially Open Windows](https://acoustics.org/fifteen-years-of-research-on-active-noise-control-systems-for-partially-open-windows/) - Researchers have spent the past fifteen years developing systems that can reduce noise coming through partially open windows while still allowing natural ventilation.
- [Why Your TV Volume Wars Are Real: Gender and Video Influence on Listening level](https://acoustics.org/why-your-tv-volume-wars-are-real-gender-and-video-influence-on-listening-level/) - Men consistently set a louder preferred listening volume than women when watching TV or movies. However, women exhibit a stronger effect of the video element when setting their preferred listening volume compared to men.
- [Hearing where it counts: Toward better directional hearing during earplug and earmuff use](https://acoustics.org/hearing-where-it-counts-toward-better-directional-hearing-during-earplug-and-earmuff-use/) - Ear protection devices reduce directional hearing ability, but new measurements may provide a pathway to predict impacts across devices and build better ones.
- [Acoustic Suction Tweezers: A new compact acoustic gadget for small object manipulation](https://acoustics.org/acoustic-suction-tweezers-a-new-compact-acoustic-gadget-for-small-object-manipulation/) - Acoustic Suction Tweezers, which, with a simple design and clever use of the lifting force of acoustic waves, allow for intuitive manipulation of small objects.
- [Understanding Why Engine Noise Feels Loud in Hybrid Vehicles with AI](https://acoustics.org/understanding-why-engine-noise-feels-loud-in-hybrid-vehicles-with-ai-2/) - Across Japan, the U.S., and the U.K., AI found that engine noise annoyance depends strongly on short-term driving history.
- [Acoustics of Korean Traditional Architecture: A Case Study of Magoksa Temple](https://acoustics.org/acoustics-of-korean-traditional-architecture-a-case-study-of-magoksa-temple/) - Researchers measured Magoksa Temple’s warm, bass-rich acoustics so future generations can not only see, but also hear this heritage in virtual reality.
- [Developing a New Electric Vehicle Sound](https://acoustics.org/developing-a-new-electric-vehicle-sound/) - Employing low-frequency noise can help an electric vehicle stand out in busy environments. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Making Quieter Dental Drills to Reduce Dental Anxiety](https://acoustics.org/making-quieter-dental-drills-to-reduce-dental-anxiety/) - By studying the aeroacoustics of a dental drill, researchers can pinpoint the anxiety-causing sounds and design drills to lessen them. #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [How the season affects if you hear a sonic boom during rocket ascent](https://acoustics.org/how-the-season-affects-if-you-hear-a-sonic-boom-during-rocket-ascent/) - Rocket ascent sonic booms can be heard over 70 miles away from the launch pad. But hearing one is not guaranteed - it comes down to the trajectory and weather.
- [The sounds of the water music of Vanuatu](https://acoustics.org/the-sounds-of-the-water-music-of-vanuatu/) - Women in the island nation of Vanuatu create music in a unique way. Standing waist deep in a pool, they strike the water with their hands creating a unique variety of tones.
- [Delays in auditory development constrain language development](https://acoustics.org/delays-in-auditory-development-constrain-language-development/) - Auditory development is essential to the development of sophisticated language abilities.
- [Listen to the Voices of Plants: Evaluate leaf water content with acoustic response of leaf](https://acoustics.org/listen-to-the-voices-of-plants-evaluate-leaf-water-content-with-acoustic-response-of-leaf/) - Researchers are developing a method to evaluate leaf water content through its acoustic response for plant-human communication.
- [The Science of Screaming](https://acoustics.org/the-science-of-screaming/) - The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare angry, emotional screaming with trained, “healthy” yelling using MRI and acoustic measures.
- [Cities Turn to Zoning to Stop Pickleball Noise Controversies](https://acoustics.org/cities-turn-to-zoning-to-stop-pickleball-noise-controversies/) - Cities have begun to rethink how and where pickleball courts should be located and have amended their zoning codes.
- [Using sound to observe the global ocean](https://acoustics.org/using-sound-to-observe-the-global-ocean/) - Measuring sound in the ocean can detect threats, monitor climate change and manage effects of noise on marine wildlife
- [Sound-Activated Gels to Treat Back Pain](https://acoustics.org/sound-activated-gels-to-treat-back-pain/) - A new approach to back pain treatment: a liquid implant that solidifies with sound. Using focused ultrasound, scientists can safely 'switch on' a soft gel inside damaged spinal discs.
- [Listening to the Placenta to Detect Pregnancy Complications Early](https://acoustics.org/listening-to-the-placenta-to-detect-pregnancy-complications-early/) - A simple ultrasound may soon reveal hidden clues about placental health, giving parents and clinicians a chance to detect pregnancy complications like preeclampsia or fetal hypoxia before they begin.
- [How do humans whistle?](https://acoustics.org/how-do-humans-whistle/) - This research explores the physics behind the human whistle, a familiar but surprisingly complex activity.
- [Can Artificial Intelligence Accurately Clone Dysphonic Voices?](https://acoustics.org/can-artificial-intelligence-accurately-clone-dysphonic-voices/) - When AI tries to imitate a disordered voice, it makes it sound healthier. While this may seem beneficial on the surface, it is actually problematic.
- [ASA Press Conferences Scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 3 and 4](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conferences-scheduled-for-wednesday-and-thursday-dec-3-and-4/) - Media are invited to join virtual press conferences for presentations on the sound of Mars, rival elephant seals, musical motion, and more. #ASA189 #ASA_ASJ2025
- [ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in Honolulu, Dec. 1-5](https://acoustics.org/asa-invites-media-to-acoustics-meeting-in-honolulu-dec-1-5/) - In-person sessions and livestreamed press conferences to highlight the latest advancements in the science of sound #ASA_ASJ2025 #ASA189
- [Pickleball noise and conflict: It’s not just the decibels](https://acoustics.org/pickleball-noise-and-conflict-its-not-just-the-decibels/) - New research highlights how timing, personal impact, fear, and social conflict influence reactions to pickleball noise.
- [Should people have a legal right to quiet in their homes and yards?](https://acoustics.org/should-people-have-a-legal-right-to-quiet-in-their-homes-and-yards/) - Unwanted noise is a health hazard, just like secondhand smoke is. Should people have a legal right to quiet in their own homes and yards?
- [Hearing Loss in Old Age Isn’t Due to Normal Aging](https://acoustics.org/hearing-loss-in-old-age-isnt-due-to-normal-aging/) - Hearing loss may be common, but the conclusion proposed in this research is that it isn’t part of normal aging.
- [The Noise Nobody Planned For: A Community Perspective on Pickleball Noise](https://acoustics.org/the-noise-nobody-planned-for-a-community-perspective-on-pickleball-noise/) - Pickleball noise is more than an annoyance. Research shows residents over 500 feet away from courts report health concerns and loss of home enjoyment.
- [Creating audible enclaves: private sound with invisible ultrasound beams](https://acoustics.org/creating-audible-enclaves-private-sound-with-invisible-ultrasound-beams/) - Research shows how to create a “bubble” of sound in mid-air without using headphones and without filling the whole room with noise.
- [Looking Beyond Speech Recognition To Evaluate Cochlear Implants](https://acoustics.org/looking-beyond-speech-recognition-to-evaluate-cochlear-implants/) - Sound quality from cochlear implants plays a much larger role in daily functioning and well-being.
- [Tracking the Evolution of Taylor Swift’s Dialect](https://acoustics.org/tracking-the-evolution-of-taylor-swifts-dialect/) - Taylor Swift and her years of recorded interviews offer a glimpse into the shifting nature of speech patterns.
- [New scientific tools help national parks learn more about wildlife and natural sounds](https://acoustics.org/new-scientific-tools-help-national-parks-learn-more-about-wildlife-and-natural-sounds/) - Translating mountains of audio data into research and management insights for national parks is a challenging task, but emerging tools are making it easier.
- [Why do Cochlear Implant Users Struggle to Understand Speech in Echoey Spaces?](https://acoustics.org/why-do-cochlear-implant-users-struggle-to-understand-speech-in-echoey-spaces/) - Cochlear implant users struggle in reverberant environments because their devices distort the acoustic temporal and spectral regularities introduced by reflections in the room that enhance speech comprehension.
- [The Parasaurolophus’ Pipes: Modeling the Dinosaur’s Crest To Study Its Sound #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/the-parasaurolophus-pipes-modeling-the-dinosaurs-crest-to-study-its-sound-asa187/) - Physical and mathematical models can help replicate the sounds of a dinosaur.
- [3aAB2 - Assembling an acoustic catalogue for different dolphin species in the Colombian Pacific coast: an opportunity to parameterize whistles before rising noise pollution levels.](https://acoustics.org/3aab2-assembling-an-acoustic-catalogue-for-different-dolphin-species-in-the-colombian-pacific-coast-an-opportunity-to-parameterize-whistles-before-rising-noise-pollution-levels-daniel-norena/) - This is the first study to document the whistle acoustic parameters from several dolphin species in the region before any disturbance
- [1pAB6 - Oscillatory whistles – the ups and downs of identifying species in passive acoustic recordings](https://acoustics.org/1pab6-oscillatory-whistles-the-ups-and-downs-of-identifying-species-in-passive-acoustic-recordings-julie-n-oswald/) - This clear difference between species in the use of one specific whistle shape suggests that whistle type is important for species identification.
- [The Unsolved Mystery Sounds of the Southern Ocean #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/the-unsolved-mystery-sounds-of-the-southern-ocean-asa187/) - Quack-like sounds off the coast of New Zealand in the ’80s may have been a conversation.
- [1pAB4 - Combining underwater photography and passive acoustics to monitor fish](https://acoustics.org/1pab4-combining-underwater-photography-and-passive-acoustics-to-monitor-fish-camille-pagniello/) - Towards the goal of both listening to the fish and identifying which species are vocalizing, researchers developed a Fish Optical and Acoustic Sensor Identification System (FishOASIS)
- [2pAB - Sound production of the critically endangered totoaba: applying underwater sound detection to fish species conservation](https://acoustics.org/2pab-sound-production-of-the-critically-endangered-totoaba-applying-underwater-sound-detection-to-fish-species-conservation-goldie-phillips/) - as little is known about the characteristics of totoaba sounds, it is necessary to first gain an understanding of the acoustic behavior of this species before PAM can be applied to the GoC totoaba population
- [Underwater Plains and Valleys: Using Sound to Map Where Marine Life Gathers](https://acoustics.org/underwater-plains-and-valleys-using-sound-to-map-where-marine-life-gathers/) - Physical bottom features such as the Hudson Canyon and other oceanographic processes like the Mid-Atlantic Cold Pool are important drivers for where fish and zooplankton live in the New York Bight.
- [Exploring the Impact of Offshore Wind on Whale Deaths #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/exploring-the-impact-of-offshore-wind-on-whale-deaths-asa187/) - Some experts are worried wind farm survey noise adds stress and increases whale deaths.
- [Coconut Wireless: Understanding endangered Hawaiian false killer whale communication](https://acoustics.org/coconut-wireless-understanding-endangered-hawaiian-false-killer-whale-communication/) - Eavesdropping on Hawaiian false killer whales with suction cup acoustic tags reveals unique call types, diverse repertoires, and previously undescribed vocal complexity.
- [Mapping Whale Presence in the Gulf of Mexico: Sound and Habitat Connections](https://acoustics.org/mapping-whale-presence-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-sound-and-habitat-connections/) - Listening to whale sounds helps us map their habitat use and protect these vital populations.
- [Locating the lives of blue whales with sound informs conservation](https://acoustics.org/locating-the-lives-of-blue-whales-with-sound-informs-conservation/) - A technology that captures multiple dimensions of underwater sound is revealing how blue whales live, thereby informing whale conservation.
- [Sound Highways of the Sea: Mapping Acoustic Corridors for Whales and Fish in Colombia’s Pacific](https://acoustics.org/sound-highways-of-the-sea-mapping-acoustic-corridors-for-whales-and-fish-in-colombias-pacific/) - Preserving marine ecosystems requires listening, not just looking. Combining efforts to lessen human noise by using mapped soundscapes to target critical corridors could help in the conservation of marine species.
- [How To Find a Cryptic Animal: Recording the Elusive Beaked Whale in the Foz do Amazonas Basin](https://acoustics.org/how-to-find-a-cryptic-animal-recording-the-elusive-beaked-whale-in-the-foz-do-amazonas-basin/) - While finding the Beaked Whale in the Foz do Amazonas Basin takes a lot of work, the results are worth it.
- [Tools for shaping the sound of the future city in virtual reality](https://acoustics.org/tools-for-shaping-the-sound-of-the-future-city-in-virtual-reality/) - How does the future city sound like? Researchers use virtual reality tools to make the sound of urban environments audible using auralization.
- [2aNS - How virtual reality technologies can enable better soundscape design](https://acoustics.org/how-virtual-reality-technologies-can-enable-better-soundscape-design-chung/) - Researchers believe that the current technology enables us to create an application that immerses designers and stakeholders in the community to provide feedback on different soundscape designs.
- [3aAA10 - Localization and externalization in binaural reproduction with sparse HRTF measurement grids
](https://acoustics.org/3aaa10-localization-and-externalization-in-binaural-reproduction-with-sparse-hrtf-measurement-grids-zamir-ben-hur/) - Spatial audio gives the listener the sensation that sound arrives from the surrounding 3D space, leading to immersive virtual soundscapes.
- [5pSP6 - Assessing the Accuracy of Head Related Transfer Functions in a Virtual Reality Environment](https://acoustics.org/5psp6-assessing-the-accuracy-of-head-related-transfer-functions-in-a-virtual-reality-environment-joseph-esce/) - While visual graphics in Virtual Reality (VR) systems are very well developed, the manner in which acoustic environments and sounds may be recreated in a VR system is not.
- [4pNS2 - Use of virtual reality in designing and developing sonic environment for dementia care facilities](https://acoustics.org/4pns2-use-of-virtual-reality-in-designing-and-developing-sonic-environment-for-dementia-care-facilities/) - This research aims to enhance the soundscape experience during the design and development of care facilities by using Virtual Reality and defining the context during the process.
- [Virtual Reality Musical Instruments for the 21st Century](https://acoustics.org/virtual-reality-musical-instruments-for-the-21st-century/) - Have you ever wanted to just wave your hands to be able to make beautiful music? A new generation of virtual reality instrument designers is exploring new techniques to bring the joys and wonders of live musical performance into the 21st Century. Read more on acoustics.org
- [Eyes as a window to listening effort with virtual reality](https://acoustics.org/eyes-as-a-window-to-listening-effort-with-virtual-reality/) - The purpose of our study was to directly compare the ability of research and virtual reality systems to monitor changes in listening effort via changes in pupil dilation.
- [Life-threatening pregnancy disorder detected in placenta with quantitative ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/life-threatening-pregnancy-disorder-detected-in-placenta-with-quantitative-ultrasound/) - A recent study by researchers at Tulane University and Weill Cornell Medicine has shown that quantitative ultrasound imaging of the placenta may help doctors detect preeclampsia earlier.
- [Does Virtual Reality Match Reality? Vocal Performance Across Environments](https://acoustics.org/does-virtual-reality-match-reality-vocal-performance-across-environments/) - Singers performed the same way in virtual reality as they did in real concert halls—showing that VR can truly replicate the live performance experience.
- [Super-resolution ultrasound to assess kidney failure and breast cancer](https://acoustics.org/super-resolution-ultrasound-to-assess-kidney-failure-and-breast-cancer/) - Breast cancer and chronic kidney disease are very common and thus, a large population could benefit from the clinical implementation of super-resolution ultrasound imaging.
- [Pickleball noise raises health concerns for neighbors living near courts](https://acoustics.org/pickleball-noise-raises-health-concerns-for-neighbors-living-near-courts/) - A new study links the nonstop popping to anxiety, poor sleep, phantom pickleball sounds--even PTSD-like symptoms and suicidal thoughts.
- [Underwater Internet of Things: Industrial boon, biological headache](https://acoustics.org/underwater-internet-of-things-industrial-boon-biological-headache/) - Underwater Internet of Things could introduce some really nasty noises into the ocean.
- [How Drones Use Sound to See and Map 3D Spaces](https://acoustics.org/how-drones-use-sound-to-see-and-map-3d-spaces/) - A drone that "listens" to its surroundings to navigate and map the environment.
- [Acoustic Metamaterials for Quality of Life: Engineering Challenges for Low-Height Noise Barriers](https://acoustics.org/acoustic-metamaterials-for-quality-of-life-engineering-challenges-for-low-height-noise-barriers/) - Researchers are designing smart low-height noise barriers using acoustic metamaterials—innovative materials that can manage city noises without the need for massive walls.
- [Finding the Right Tools to Interpret Crowd Noise at Sporting Events with AI](https://acoustics.org/finding-the-right-tools-to-interpret-crowd-noise-at-sporting-events-with-ai/) - A mixture of traditional and custom tools is enabling AI to make meaning in an unexplored frontier: crowd noise at sporting events.
- [What’s the Best Way to Pitch Shift and Time Stretch a Mashup?](https://acoustics.org/whats-the-best-way-to-pitch-shift-and-time-stretch-a-mashup/) - Mashup artists, how often do you have to weigh different options of what key and BPM your mashup should be in? This study shows that listeners tend to like mashups with minimal changes to the vocals, among other trends.
- [Can You Hear Me Now? Fixing Speech Recognition Tech So It Works for Every Child](https://acoustics.org/can-you-hear-me-now-fixing-speech-recognition-tech-so-it-works-for-every-child/) - Researchers fine-tuned Whisper with adversarial debiasing to ignore age, accent & disorders for AI understands every child’s voice.
- [Tiny bubbles, big impact: Breaking up blood clots](https://acoustics.org/tiny-bubbles-big-impact-breaking-up-blood-clots/) - Imagine doctors activating tiny, drug-delivering bubbles in the body via a computer — almost like playing a video game — to treat life-threatening conditions.
- [Sensing in a Jerky World](https://acoustics.org/sensing-in-a-jerky-world/) - A magnetostrictive-based accelerometer with native jerk response that shows increasing sensitivity w.r.t. frequency.
- [Explaining the tone of two legendary jazz guitarists](https://acoustics.org/explaining-the-tone-of-two-legendary-jazz-guitarists/) - A mathematical model provides a physical explanation for the beautiful tone of legendary jazz guitarists Wes Montgomery (1923-1968) and Joe Pass (1929-1994).
- [Moved around? You might process words differently than homebodies!](https://acoustics.org/moved-around-you-might-process-words-differently-than-homebodies/) - The process of recognizing words might be different for people who have lived in different states compared to homebodies!
- [Visualizing Muscle Stiffness: A New Approach to Diagnosing Back Pain](https://acoustics.org/visualizing-muscle-stiffness-a-new-approach-to-diagnosing-back-pain/) - Can we “see” back pain? This new 3D ultrasound method tracks how stiffness changes in muscles with painful trigger points.
- [Monitoring offshore construction with fiber optic sensing](https://acoustics.org/monitoring-offshore-construction-with-fiber-optic-sensing/) - Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) uses lasers to measure vibrations in fiber optic cables, and can be used to monitor environmental impacts of offshore construction and survey activity.
- [Designing "Virtual acoustics" rehearsal rooms for orchestra safety](https://acoustics.org/designing-virtual-acoustics-rehearsal-rooms-for-orchestra-safety/) - Hidden inside walls of the Australian Chamber Orchestra's new rehearsal and performance space are loudspeakers that create a virtual concert hall allowing the orchestra to change their playing conditions at the press of a button, all while staying at safe loudness levels.
- [Cost-Effective Virtual Reality for Smarter Architecture: Predicting How We Hear Spaces](https://acoustics.org/cost-effective-virtual-reality-for-smarter-architecture-predicting-how-we-hear-spaces/) - A more affordable virtual reality system can predict how we understand speech in real rooms—opening new possibilities for architects to design better spaces.
- [Measuring the sounds of microbubbles for ultrasound therapy](https://acoustics.org/measuring-the-sounds-of-microbubbles-for-ultrasound-therapy/) - Quantitative measures of bubble activity may improve medical therapies including drug delivery and tumor treatments.
- [Designing Museum Spaces That Sound as Good as They Look](https://acoustics.org/designing-museum-spaces-that-sound-as-good-as-they-look/) - Researchers tested finishing materials like carpet, wood, and acoustic plaster to see how they can reshape museum gallery sound.
- [What does a glass bottle and an ancient Indian flute have in common? Explorations in acoustic color](https://acoustics.org/what-does-a-glass-bottle-and-an-ancient-indian-flute-have-in-common-explorations-in-acoustic-color/) - Made from a single bamboo reed, with seven finger holes and one blow-hole, the Bansuri carries the rich melody of wind whistling through the tropical woods.
- [A Twangy Timbre Cuts Through the Noise](https://acoustics.org/a-twangy-timbre-cuts-through-the-noise/) - Among loud noise, a brassy and bright twangy voice can help speakers be understood.
- [Science Communication Award 2019-2020](https://acoustics.org/science-communication-award-2019-2020/) - Why Music Makes Us Feel, According to AI How to Restore the Legendary Acoustics of Notre Dame Ocean Uproar: Saving Marine Life from a Barrage of Noise Science of Voice Acting Long Range Acoustics Devices (LRAD) and Public Safety Vibrotactile Technology to Support d/Deaf People in Music Education
- [2021 SCA Entries](https://acoustics.org/2021-sca-entries/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Password Protected To view this protected post, enter the password below: Password: Submit [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]
- [Science Writing Awards 2015-2016](https://acoustics.org/science-writing-awards-2015-2016/) - Singing Ice: A Star Wars Story, Acoustics of Worship Spaces: three decades of design, Sound Materials: A Compendium of Sound Absorbing Materials for Architecture and Design
- [Remotely Moving Objects Underwater Using Sound #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/remotely-moving-objects-underwater-using-sound-asa188/) - Acoustic metamaterial enables pushing, rotating, and more complex movements in 3D.
- [Sound Insulation Tiles at School Help Calm Crying Children #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/sound-insulation-tiles-at-school-help-calm-crying-children-asa188/) - Studying effects of sound absorption on classroom noise levels can help inspire regulations in Japan.
- [Sounding Out Coral Larval Settlements #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/sounding-out-coral-larval-settlements-asa188/) - Coral larvae are attracted to areas with other healthy coral structures, using cues like sound to seek them out.
- [Here Comes the Boom! Studying the Effects of Rocket Launch Sonic Booms on Neighboring Communities #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/here-comes-the-boom-studying-the-effects-of-rocket-launch-sonic-booms-on-neighboring-communities-asa188/) - Lower-frequency sonic booms from Falcon 9 launches can feel like little earthquakes.
- [Can Plants Hear Their Pollinators? #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/can-plants-hear-their-pollinators-asa188/) - Research suggests pollinator buzzing sounds lead plants to increase their nectar production.
- [Listening for Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/listening-for-early-signs-of-alzheimers-disease-asa187/) - In-ear microphones could monitor sounds of eye movements for neurological decay.
- [Tapping Excess Heat from a Camp Stove for Charging Power #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/tapping-excess-heat-from-a-camp-stove-for-charging-power-asa187/) - Research highlights the potential of using excess heat for new outdoor power sources.
- [Do Pipe Organs Create an Auto-Tune Effect? #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/do-pipe-organs-create-an-auto-tune-effect-asa187/) - Pipe organs create sympathetic resonance in concert halls and church sanctuaries
- [Hear This! Transforming Health Care with Speech-to-Text Technology #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/hear-this-transforming-health-care-with-speech-to-text-technology-asa187/) - Researchers study the importance of enunciation in medical text to speech software
- [FIRST-IN-THE-NATION MEDICAL ANALYSIS: The Hidden Health Impact of Pickleball Noise on Neighbors](https://acoustics.org/first-in-the-nation-medical-analysis-the-hidden-health-impact-of-pickleball-noise-on-neighbors/) - A groundbreaking medical analysis reveals the concerning physiological and psychological effects of pickleball's impulsive noise on nearby residents.
- [ASA Press Conference Schedule for Tuesday, May 20 #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conference-schedule-for-tuesday-may-20-asa188/) - Media are invited to join livestreamed press conferences for presentations on clinical AI for child speech, the sounds of pollinators, noise insulation for classrooms, and more.
- [Diversity in Speech Science: Pride Month Highlights](https://acoustics.org/diversity-in-speech-science-pride-month-highlights/) - For Pride Month, we would like to spotlight publications that underscore the intersection of speech science and gender diversity.
- [ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in New Orleans, May 18-23](https://acoustics.org/asa-invites-media-to-acoustics-meeting-in-new-orleans-may-18-23/) - In-person sessions and livestreamed press conferences highlight the latest advancements in the science of sound #ASA188
- [3aBA12 - Sternal vibrations reflect hemodynamic changes during immersion: underwater ballistocardiography](https://acoustics.org/3aba12-sternal-vibrations-reflect-hemodynamic-changes-during-immersion-underwater-ballistocardiography-andrew-wiens-andrew-carek-omar-t-inan/) - researchers have improved a technique called ballistocardiography, or BCG, that uses one or more mechanical sensors, such as an accelerometer worn on the body, to measure very small vibrations originating from the beating heart.
- [Busting the myth that new violins sound better after a period of "playing-in"](https://acoustics.org/busting-the-myth-that-new-violins-sound-better-after-a-period-of-playing-in/) - New violins do not need to be "played in" to sound better. The act of playing or vibrating a violin does not change its acoustical properties.
- [1aNS5 - Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) of smartphones](https://acoustics.org/noise-vibration-and-harshness-nvh-of-smartphones-inman-jang/) - smartphones emit an audible buzz that, because of the close proximity to the ear, can degrade the call quality and cause annoyance.
- [3aMU8 - Comparing the Chinese erhu and the European violin using high-speed camera measurements](https://acoustics.org/comparing-the-chinese-erhu-and-the-european-violin-using-high-speed-camera-measurements-florian-pfeifle/) - Have you ever wondered what a violin solo piece like Paganini's La Campanella would sound like if played on a Chinese erhu?
- [Using rays to describe spinning sound](https://acoustics.org/using-rays-to-describe-spinning-sound/) - Ray theory distills the intricate dynamics of sound that is spun and focused to a tractable geometry problem.
- [Rocket noise: What does it mean for Australian spaceports?](https://acoustics.org/rocket-noise-what-does-it-mean-for-australian-spaceports/) - As Australian spaceports prepare for launch, researchers are beginning to investigate possible noise impacts on payloads, launchpad structures, communities, and the environment.
- [Tailoring Hearing Aid Adjustments: The Impact of Cognitive Abilities on Speech Understanding in Noise](https://acoustics.org/tailoring-hearing-aid-adjustments-the-impact-of-cognitive-abilities-on-speech-understanding-in-noise/) - Individuals with lower cognitive abilities (working memory) are affected the most in conditions with poor signal fidelity
- [Noise reduction for low frequency sound measurements from balloons on Venus](https://acoustics.org/noise-reduction-for-low-frequency-sound-measurements-from-balloons-on-venus/) - Technology development to enable detection of quakes on Venus using high altitude balloons.
- [Can we detect volcanic eruptions and venusquakes from a balloon floating high above Venus?](https://acoustics.org/can-we-detect-volcanic-eruptions-and-venusquakes-from-a-balloon-floating-high-above-venus/) - Detect volcanic eruptions and venusquakes without landing on Venus?
- [Pickleball Courts in a Legal Pickle #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/pickleball-courts-in-a-legal-pickle-asa186/) - When advising on the noise associated with pickleball, loudness is just one of many concerns, and solutions require infrastructure or limitations on play
- [Teaching Physics from the Din of Flying Discs #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/teaching-physics-from-the-din-of-flying-discs-acoustics23/) - Analyzing the sound of a sailing disc can teach valuable signal processing lessons in an interactive way.
- [Needle-Free Ultrasound Vaccine Delivery #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/needle-free-ultrasound-vaccine-delivery-acoustics23/) - Technique employs bubbles formed and popped in response to sound waves to deliver vaccines and achieve potentially improved immune response.
- [A Farsighted Approach to Tackle Nearsightedness #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/a-farsighted-approach-to-tackle-nearsightedness-acoustics23/) - Acoustical imaging helps reveal causes and potential cures of myopia.
- [Wearable Ultrasound Monitor Can Aid Rehabilitation from Injury #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/wearable-ultrasound-monitor-can-aid-rehabilitation-from-injury-acoustics23/) - A new approach to ultrasound imaging can provide real-time insights into muscle dynamics.
- [Picking Up Good Vibrations: The Surprising Physics of the Didjeridu #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/image-picking-up-good-vibrations-the-surprising-physics-of-the-didjeridu-acoustics23/) - Playing Australia’s most iconic instrument, the Didjeridu, requires producing vibrations inside the vocal tract.
- [Making Table Tennis Accessible for Blind Players #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/making-table-tennis-accessible-for-blind-players-acoustics23/) - Object tracking combined with a speaker array can provide real-time audio feedback in three dimensions.
- [Singing in the Rain: Why the Bundengan Sounds Better Wet #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/singing-in-the-rain-why-the-bundengan-sounds-better-wet-acoustics23/) - Traditional Indonesian instrument made with bamboo and used by duck herders performs best in the rain.
- [Taming Noise Behind Bars #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/taming-noise-behind-bars-acoustics23/) - Prisons can be noisy places, but thoughtful design can lower stress and improve conditions for both staff and prisoners.
- [Software DJ Creates Automated Pop Song Mashups #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/software-dj-creates-automated-pop-song-mashups-acoustics23picking-up-good-vibrations-the-surprising-physics-of-the-didjeridu-acoustics23/) - Automated software mixes drums, vocals to create unique musical combinations.
- [Re-Creating the Sounds of an Underground City #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/re-creating-the-sounds-of-an-underground-city-asa188/) - Simulating the soundscape of an ancient city can provide useful historical information for scholars.
- [Reducing Underwater Noise When Installing Subsea Structures #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/reducing-underwater-noise-when-installing-subsea-structures-asa188/) - Constructing offshore windfarms is loud and disruptive to marine life.
- [Using Sound To ‘See’ Unexploded Munitions on the Seafloor #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/using-sound-to-see-unexploded-munitions-on-the-seafloor-asa188/) - Underwater unexploded ordnance poses human safety concerns, and acoustics are the best way to identify them.
- [Helping Noisy Data Centers Fit Into Residential Neighborhoods #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/helping-noisy-data-centers-fit-into-residential-neighborhoods-asa188/) - Noise ordinances can protect residents and guide developers toward quieter designs.
- [Laying the Groundwork to Diagnose Speech Impairments in Children with Clinical AI #ASA188](https://acoustics.org/laying-the-groundwork-to-diagnose-speech-impairments-in-children-with-clinical-ai-asa188/) - Building large AI datasets can help experts provide faster, earlier diagnoses.
- [Would a Musical Triangle of Any Other Shape Sound as Sweet?](https://acoustics.org/would-a-musical-triangle-of-any-other-shape-sound-as-sweet/) - The surprising proof of resonance in the open-ended musical triangle could exist in circles and squares too.
- [Myth busted: classroom acoustics can be easy and cheap](https://acoustics.org/myth-busted-classroom-acoustics-can-be-easy-and-cheap/) - Study shows that improved acoustics in classrooms need not be difficult or costly to achieve.
- [Curtains and drapes that can reduce noise pollution by more than half](https://acoustics.org/curtains-and-drapes-that-can-reduce-noise-pollution-by-more-than-half/) - Our testing has shown how curtains and drapes can reliably reduce noise pollution by more than half for both open and closed windows.
- [The expected sonic transformation of the Arctic Ocean under Climate Change](https://acoustics.org/the-expected-sonic-transformation-of-the-arctic-ocean-under-climate-change/) - Researchers conducted a series of studies and sea-trials of the new Arctic oceanographic conditions and ambient noise.
- [4pEA7 - Acoustic Cloaking Using the Principles of Active Noise Cancellation](https://acoustics.org/acoustic-cloaking-using-the-principles-of-active-noise-cancellation-jordan-cheer/) - Acoustic cloaking attempts to control the sound scattered from a solid object.
- [The FAA allows Americans to be exposed to unsafe levels of aircraft noise](https://acoustics.org/the-faa-allows-americans-to-be-exposed-to-unsafe-levels-of-aircraft-noise/) - The FAA Neighborhood Environmental Survey found that many more Americans are annoyed by noise than previously known.
- [4aEA1 - Aero-Acoustic Noise and Control Lab](https://acoustics.org/aero-acoustic-noise-and-control-lab-seoryong-park/) - During our daily lives, there are rarely significant pressure fluctuations in the air above common noises, but in special cases it happens.
- [1aNS4 - Musical mind control: Human speech takes on characteristics of background music](https://acoustics.org/1539-2/) - This research uses a speech-in-noise paradigm to explore whether or not speakers also converge to non-linguistic signals in the environment
- [What makes drones sound annoying? The answer may lie in noise fluctuations](https://acoustics.org/what-makes-drones-sound-annoying-the-answer-may-lie-in-noise-fluctuations/) - One reason why drones sound so annoying may be noise fluctuations caused by the phasing between different rotors
- [Reducing Ship Noise Pollution with Structured Quarter-Wavelength Resonators](https://acoustics.org/reducing-ship-noise-pollution-with-structured-quarter-wavelength-resonators/) - This research project delves into new solutions to mitigate underwater ship noise pollution using innovative noise control technologies.
- [Decibel Diversity: A Sonic Exploration of Varied Noise Requirements on Inland Rail](https://acoustics.org/decibel-diversity-a-sonic-exploration-of-varied-noise-requirements-on-inland-rail/) - Assessing rail noise across borders on Inland Rail can be challenging. Come listen to the talk to find out more.
- [Taking Pictures of the Sound of a Rocket](https://acoustics.org/taking-pictures-of-the-sound-of-a-rocket/) - The rumble of a large rocket launching is one of the loudest non-explosive sounds that mankind has ever made. Where does that sound come from?
- [The Secret Symphony of City Nightlife: Unveiling the Soundscapes of Pubs and Bars](https://acoustics.org/the-secret-symphony-of-city-nightlife-unveiling-the-soundscapes-of-pubs-and-bars/) - Discover the hidden melodies of urban evenings: Dive into the dynamic nightlife soundscapes of city pubs and bars!
- [Sounds of the Hindu Temples of South India](https://acoustics.org/sounds-of-the-hindu-temples-of-south-india/) - What do the sounds within temples tell us about their architecture? What is the history behind the sonic experiences of millions of devotees of one of the oldest religions in the world?
- [How Do the Erhu and Violin Shape Our Emotions? A Cross-Cultural Study](https://acoustics.org/how-do-the-erhu-and-violin-shape-our-emotions-a-cross-cultural-study/) - This study compares the emotional responses evoked by two similar yet culturally distinct string instruments: the Chinese erhu and the Western violin.
- [How Pitch, Dynamics, and Vibrato Shape Emotions in Violin Music](https://acoustics.org/how-pitch-dynamics-and-vibrato-shape-emotions-in-violin-music/) - Researchers looked at how different features of violin notes—like pitch, dynamics, and vibrato—combine to create emotional responses.
- [Simulate Sound in 3D at a Finer Scale than Humans Can Perceive](https://acoustics.org/simulate-sound-in-3d-at-a-finer-scale-than-humans-can-perceive/) - Ambisonics algorithm helps create rich virtual soundscapes using a domed array of loudspeakers.
- [Unearthing the Mysteries of Sound in Archaeology: A Haunting Journey through Archaeoacoustics](https://acoustics.org/haunting-journey-through-archaeoacoustics/) - Miriam A. Kolar delves into archaeoacoustics, unearthing long-forgotten forms of communication, and reanimating the silenced voices of the past.
- [4aAB2 - Seemingly simple songs: Black-capped chickadee song revisited](https://acoustics.org/4aab2-seemingly-simple-songs-black-capped-chickadee-song-revisited-allison-h-hahn-christopher-b-sturdy/) - Compared to the songs produced by many songbird species, black-capped chickadee song is relatively simple
- [Listening for Multiple Mental Health Disorders](https://acoustics.org/listening-for-multiple-mental-health-disorders/) - Automated analysis of voice can reliably diagnose co-occurring depressive and anxiety disorders in one minute.
- [5pAAa4 - The clapping circle “squeak,” finally explained](https://acoustics.org/5paaa4-the-clapping-circle-squeak-finally-explained-elspeth-wing/) - Ask any member of the Purdue University community about the “Clapping Circle,” and they will eagerly tell you about the unforgettable squeak that appears to materialize out of thin air when you stand in the middle of it and clap your hands.
- [Putting Ocean Acoustics on the stage to address climate change](https://acoustics.org/putting-ocean-acoustics-on-the-stage-to-address-climate-change/) - The oceans are full of sounds that provide clues about its current health and the state of the climate. The Ocean Decade Research Programme on the Maritime Acoustic Environment (OD-MAE) seeks to promote research to quanitify sound metrics to inform best practices for sustainable development and guide restoration efforts in the oceans.
- [Songs of the Oceans Raise Environmental Awareness #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/songs-of-the-oceans-raise-environmental-awareness-asa184/) - Oceanic data is transformed into hypnotic and impactful music that encourages reflection.
- [Here we are...Hear our story! Brothertown Indian Heritage, through acoustic research and technology](https://acoustics.org/here-we-are-hear-our-story-brothertown-indian-heritage-through-acoustic-research-and-technology/) - Brothertown Indian Nation would like to say, Here we are...Hear our story! The acoustic simulations and auralizations created during this acoustics case study of the Curricomp House are tools: a means by which living descendants might hear one another in the difficult to access acoustic environments of their ancestors.
- [Trapping Sound: Changing Pipe Wall Properties to Produce an Acoustic Black Hole](https://acoustics.org/trapping-sound-changing-pipe-wall-properties-to-produce-an-acoustic-black-hole/) - Leveraging engineered material properties of pipe walls, acoustic waves inside pipes are slowed down and effectively trapped, producing the acoustic black hole effect.
- [‘Fishial’ Recognition: Neural Network Identifies Coral Reef Sounds](https://acoustics.org/fishial-recognition-neural-network-identifies-coral-reef-sounds/) - Faster identification of fish sounds from acoustic recordings can improve research, conservation efforts
- [4pBA5 - Plane-wave vector-flow imaging of adult mouse heart](https://acoustics.org/3128-2/) - The ability to apply the vector-flow approaches to mice would allow for direct translational studies that would facilitate understanding how the complex blood flow patterns in the heart related to healthy heart function.
- [Enhancing Speech Recognition in Healthcare](https://acoustics.org/enhancing-speech-recognition-in-healthcare/) - This paper discusses research aimed at improving speech recognition technology to help medical professionals document patient information more effectively.
- [How to find the best material for making exciter-based plate speakers](https://acoustics.org/how-to-find-the-best-material-for-making-exciter-based-plate-speakers/) - A method is proposed to calculate the shape and size of any set of materials so that speakers made from them will have the same loudness and frequency range.
- [The Trump Rally Shooting: Listening to an Assassination Attempt](https://acoustics.org/the-trump-rally-shooting-listening-to-an-assassination-attempt/) - When rifle fire interrupted Donald J. Trump’s campaign rally, more than two dozen user-generated recordings allowed rapid audio forensic interpretation.
- [Walk to the Beat: How Your Playlist Can Shape Your Emotional Balance](https://acoustics.org/walk-to-the-beat-how-your-playlist-can-shape-your-emotional-balance/) - Boost your mood with the power of walking and a mood-boosting playlist. Discover how this simple choice can enhance your well-being.
- [How voice training changes the tongue in chest versus head voice](https://acoustics.org/how-voice-training-changes-the-tongue-in-chest-versus-head-voice/) - Researchers are interested in vowels and the pitch range during the passaggio, which is the shift or transition point between different vocal registers.
- [Listen to the Music: We Rely on Musical Genre to Determine Singers’ Accents](https://acoustics.org/listen-to-the-music-we-rely-on-musical-genre-to-determine-singers-accents/) - Have you ever listened to a song and later been surprised to hear the artist speak with a different accent than the one you heard in the song?
- [The Silent Service](https://acoustics.org/the-silent-service/) - This study focuses on the 'absorptive fluid silencer' installed in piping to reduce noise from the complex machinery system.
- [Understanding rapid fluid flow from the passage of a sound wave](https://acoustics.org/understanding-rapid-fluid-flow-from-the-passage-of-a-sound-wave/) - A new way to model acoustic streaming: flow driven by the passage of an acoustic wave.
- [Sound That Gets Under Your Skin (Literally): Testing Bone Conduction Headphones](https://acoustics.org/sound-that-gets-under-your-skin-literally-testing-bone-conduction-headphones/) - Researchers are diving deep into the world of bone conduction headphones, testing the potential of cutting-edge force sensors to quantify their performance.
- [Mitigating Train Derailments Through Proactive Condition Monitoring of Rolling Stock](https://acoustics.org/mitigating-train-derailments-through-proactive-condition-monitoring-of-rolling-stock/) - Vibration-based sensors can provide proactive monitoring of bearing conditions affording rail operators ample time to detect the onset of bearing failure and schedule non-disruptive maintenance to advance rail safety and efficiency.
- [Introducing Project ELLA: Enhancing Early Language and Literacy](https://acoustics.org/introducing-project-ella-enhancing-early-language-and-literacy/) - Project ELLA is an exciting new program designed to boost early language and literacy skills in young children.
- [Shhh! Smart Tech at Work: Zoning in on Target Sounds Amid the Noise](https://acoustics.org/shhh-smart-tech-at-work-zoning-in-on-target-sounds-amid-the-noise/) - Target Directional Sound Extraction (TDSE) ia a process designed to isolate sounds from a particular direction, while filtering out unwanted noise.
- [An early attempt to explore anthropogenic sound impacts on aquatic animals; recent studies in Iran](https://acoustics.org/an-early-attempt-to-explore-anthropogenic-sound-impacts-on-aquatic-animals-recent-studies-in-iran/) - This research, a series of experiments, lays the groundwork for future bioacoustics studies in Iran and other countries in West Asia.
- [The underwater sound of an earthquake at the Main Endeavour Hydrothermal Vent Field](https://acoustics.org/the-underwater-sound-of-an-earthquake-at-the-main-endeavour-hydrothermal-vent-field/) - Passive acoustic monitoring (listening) can be used to monitor changes in hydrothermal vent fields in response to seismic activity.
- [Sound Waves Shatter Cancer Cells: A New Era in Cancer Treatment](https://acoustics.org/sound-waves-shatter-cancer-cells-a-new-era-in-cancer-treatment/) - By directing focused ultrasound waves right into a tumor, we can quickly disrupt and break down cancer cells by forming tiny bubbles.
- [Teaching about the Dangers of Loud Music with InteracSon's Hearing Loss Simulation Platform](https://acoustics.org/teaching-about-the-dangers-of-loud-music-with-interacsons-hearing-loss-simulation-platform/) - Discover how your music habits could affect your future hearing with InteracSon. Calculate your "Age of Your Ears" and experience simulated hearing loss firsthand. Let's protect our hearing together!
- [Courtship Through Flute Song in Indigenous Southern Plains Culture #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/courtship-through-flute-song-in-indigenous-southern-plains-culture-asa186/) - For some tribes, performing an original flute song is the first step toward marriage.
- [Analyzing Androgynous Characteristics in an Emperor Penguin Courtship Call #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/analyzing-androgynous-characteristics-in-an-emperor-penguin-courtship-call-asa186/) - A SeaWorld San Diego penguin with an unconventional call inspires researchers to change how they study penguins.
- [To Sound like a Hockey Player, Speak like a Canadian #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/to-sound-like-a-hockey-player-speak-like-a-canadian-asa186/) - American athletes tend to signal their identity as hockey players through Canadian English-like accents.
- [Spider Silk Sound System #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/spider-silk-sound-system-asa186/) - Spiderweb silk moves at the velocity of particles in a sound field for highly sensitive, long-distance sound detection.
- [From Traditional to Technological: Advancements in Fresco Conservation #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/from-traditional-to-technological-advancements-in-fresco-conservation-asa187/) - Laser Doppler vibrometry is being used to conserve frescos in the US Capitol building
- [Ouch! Commonalties Found in Pain Vocalizations and Interjections Across Cultures](https://acoustics.org/ouch-commonalties-found-in-pain-vocalizations-and-interjections-across-cultures/) - Study investigates vocalizations and interjections for pain, joy, and disgust across 131 languages.
- [2pAO6 - Listening to Hydrothermal Vents](https://acoustics.org/2pao6-listening-to-hydrothermal-vents/) - Passive acoustics provides a sustained hydrothermal vents monitoring method from a safe distance.
- [ASA Press Conference Schedule for Monday, Nov. 18 #ASA187](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conference-schedule-for-monday-nov-18-asa187/) - Media are invited to join virtual press conferences for presentations on dinosaur acoustics, predicting Alzheimer’s with in-ear microphones, and more.
- [ASA Invites Media to Virtual Acoustics Meeting Nov. 18-22](https://acoustics.org/asa-invites-media-to-virtual-acoustics-meeting-nov-18-22/) - Virtual sessions and press conferences highlight latest advancements in science of sound #ASA187
- [Acoustics Research that Makes a Splash](https://acoustics.org/acoustics-research-that-makes-a-splash/) - While you relax on the beach (or by the community pool), why not read some fun research about sound and water?
- [Why is it easier to understand people we know?](https://acoustics.org/why-is-it-easier-to-understand-people-we-know/) - It’s much easier to understand what others are saying if you’re listening to a close friend or family member, compared to a stranger.
- [A general method to obtain clearer images at a higher resolution than theoretical limit](https://acoustics.org/a-general-method-to-obtain-clearer-images-at-a-higher-resolution-than-theoretical-limit/) - The method is not only applicable to wave-based imaging systems, but also is in principle applicable to other linear shift-invariant (LSI) imaging systems.
- [Moving Cargo, Keeping Whales: Investigating Solutions for Ship Noise Pollution](https://acoustics.org/moving-cargo-keeping-whales-investigating-solutions-for-ship-noise-pollution/) - Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography are investigating solutions to reduce ship noise pollution.
- [High-resolution microvessel imaging using novel beamforming techniques and no microbubbles!](https://acoustics.org/high-resolution-microvessel-imaging-using-novel-beamforming-techniques-and-no-microbubbles/) - Superresolved microvessels without microbubbles! You can see it here in full 3D!
- [The Infrasonic Choir: Decoding Songs to Inform Decisions](https://acoustics.org/the-infrasonic-choir-decoding-songs-to-inform-decisions/) - Listening to, and deciphering, the infrasonic choir around us allows us to better understand how the world around us is evolving.
- [Super-resolution ultrasound to prevent breast cancer patients from undergoing ineffective therapy](https://acoustics.org/super-resolution-ultrasound-to-prevent-breast-cancer-patients-from-undergoing-ineffective-therapy/) - Super-resolution ultrasound might considerably improve the therapy outcome of patients with particularly aggressive breast cancer.
- [Towards studying Venus seismicity, subsurface, and atmosphere using atmospheric acoustics](https://acoustics.org/towards-studying-venus-seismicity-subsurface-and-atmosphere-using-atmospheric-acoustics/) - Using balloon-based acoustic sensors floating in Venus's atmosphere to detect venusquakes from the air to study Venus's subsurface and seismic activity.
- [The Cost of Transparency: Acoustics and Sustainability Issues with Glass Office Partitions](https://acoustics.org/the-cost-of-transparency-acoustics-and-sustainability-issues-with-glass-office-partitions/) - Glass partitions are good for natural light and visual connection but how does glass perform when it comes to blocking sound?
- [Bats could help the development of AI robots](https://acoustics.org/bats-could-help-the-development-of-ai-robots/) - Performance and reliability at miminal cost: The biosonar system of bats may help to make AI robots fit for the real world.
- [Vowel Adjustments: The Key to High-Pitched Singing](https://acoustics.org/vowel-adjustments-the-key-to-high-pitched-singing/) - Why do singers change their vowels?
- [Soundscape to Improve the Experience of People with Dementia; Considering How They Process Sounds](https://acoustics.org/soundscape-to-improve-the-experience-of-people-with-dementia-considering-how-they-process-sounds/) - Soundscape augmentation can enhance mood, lower anxiety and promote health in people with dementia.
- [Listen In: Infrasonic Whispers Reveal the Hidden Structure of Planetary Interiors and Atmospheres](https://acoustics.org/listen-in-infrasonic-whispers-reveal-the-hidden-structure-of-planetary-interiors-and-atmospheres/) - Did you know that low-frequency sound waves below 20 Hz, known as infrasound, can provide crucial insights into a planet's atmosphere and interior?
- [Reducing the Sound Transmission Between Suites, One Conduit at a Time](https://acoustics.org/reducing-the-sound-transmission-between-suites-one-conduit-at-a-time/) - Sometimes, noise finds a way to travel through buildings in unexpected ways, bypassing suite-demising architectural assemblies.
- [Novel audio analysis helps identify multiple sounds in forensic gunshot recordings](https://acoustics.org/novel-audio-analysis-helps-identify-multiple-sounds-in-forensic-gunshot-recordings/) - New recording technology and novel audio analysis help identify multiple sounds in forensic gunshot recordings.
- [Popping Droplets for Drug Delivery](https://acoustics.org/popping-droplets-for-drug-delivery/) - Exploring innovative drug delivery vehicles: Popping droplets activated by sound waves open new avenues for targeted therapy
- [Babies lead the way - a discovery with infants brings new insights to vowel perception](https://acoustics.org/babies-lead-the-way-a-discovery-with-infants-brings-new-insights-to-vowel-perception/) - Babies lead the way… a discovery with infants sparks research which exposes the multimodal and movement-referenced basis of vowel perception.
- [The science of baby speech sounds: men and women may experience them differently](https://acoustics.org/the-science-of-baby-speech-sounds-men-and-women-may-experience-them-differently/) - Men and women may experience baby speech sounds differently. Our research reveals intriguing gender variations in how adults perceive infant vocalizations.
- [Unlocking the Secrets of Ocean Dynamics: Insights from ALMA](https://acoustics.org/unlocking-the-secrets-of-ocean-dynamics-insights-from-alma/) - Monitoring the underwater acoustic propagation using ALMA to investigate complex impacts of oceanographic fluctuations
- [Listening for bubbles to make scuba diving safer](https://acoustics.org/listening-for-bubbles-to-make-scuba-diving-safer/) - A compact wearable ultrasound device to detect bubbles in real-time could revolutionize diver safety and prevention against decompression sickness.
- [What could happen to Earth if we blew up an incoming asteroid?](https://acoustics.org/what-could-happen-to-earth-if-we-blew-up-an-incoming-asteroid/) - This NASA-funded study is a multi-use planetary defense effort that could break apart asteroids, whether a week away or a year away.
- [Can aliens found in museums teach us about learning sound categories?](https://acoustics.org/can-aliens-found-in-museums-teach-us-about-learning-sound-categories/) - Aliens in museums show that kids and adults learn things about speech sounds in different ways!
- [June 2024 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/june-2024-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The June JASA Express Letters cover features a photo inspired by “Who is singing? Voice recognition from spoken versus sung speech”
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Why don't speech recognition systems understand African American English?](https://acoustics.org/why-dont-speech-recognition-systems-understand-african-american-english/) - In this Across Acoustics episode, we talk to Michelle Cohn and Zion Mengesha about their research into why problems with speech recognition software seem to persist.
- [June 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/june-2024-jasa-cover/) - The June cover of JASA features an image representing “Evidence for proactive and retroactive temporal pattern analysis in simultaneous masking”
- [Popular Social Media Posts – June](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-june/) - It's the end of June which means it’s time to look back at social media content that resonated with the acoustics community.
- [Science Communication Awards 2021-2022](https://acoustics.org/science-writing-awards-2021-2022/) - Non-ASA member awards include a $2,500 cash prize and a $1,000 reimbursement to attend the awards ceremony at the 186th ASA Meeting taking place in Ottawa, Canada, 13-17 May 2024. Each ASA member award includes a $1,000 cash prize.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Student Paper Competition - Sydney](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-student-paper-competition-sydney/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to a new round of POMA Student Paper Competition winners from the 185th ASA Meeting in Sydney.
- [JASA Special Issue on Fish Bioacoustics: Hearing and Sound Communication](https://acoustics.org/jasa-special-issue-on-fish-bioacoustics-hearing-and-sound-communication/) - To help better understand fish bioacoustics, this special issue brings together papers that explore the breadth of the topic.
- [May 2024 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/may-2024-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The May JASA Express Letters cover features a portion of Figure 4 from “Predicting underwater acoustic transmission loss in the SOFAR channel from ray trajectories via deep learning.”
- [New Technical Area Picks](https://acoustics.org/new-technical-area-picks-4/) - The newest round of Technical Area Picks have been selected, and will be free to read from June 1st to August 31st.
- [Introducing the Next Acoustics Today Editor](https://acoustics.org/introducing-the-next-acoustics-today-editor/) - We are excited to share that we have found the next Acoustics Today Editor: D. Keith Wilson.
- [D. Keith Wilson Selected as Next Acoustics Today Editor](https://acoustics.org/d-keith-wilson-selected-as-next-acoustics-today-editor/) - ASA is pleased to announce that D. Keith Wilson will be stepping into the role of Editor of Acoustics Today, the science and technology magazine of the ASA,
- [Celebrating Pride Month with Across Acoustics: Speech Research and Gender-Diverse Speakers](https://acoustics.org/celebrating-pride-month-with-across-acoustics-speech-research-and-gender-diverse-speakers/) - For pride month, let's dive into fascinating research that explores the intersections of speech, perception, and gender diversity.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Measuring the Big Impact Vibration Has on Tiny Microphones](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-measuring-the-big-impact-vibration-has-on-tiny-microphones/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Charles King and Chris Monti about their innovation to measure microphone vibration sensitivity.
- [Catch and Release Can Give Sea Turtles the Bends #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/catch-and-release-can-give-sea-turtles-the-bends-asa186/) - Veterinarians team up with fishers to evaluate the health of accidentally caught sea turtles.
- [Intense Ultrasound Extracts Genetic Info for Less Invasive Cancer Biopsies #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/intense-ultrasound-extracts-genetic-info-for-less-invasive-cancer-biopsies-asa186/) - Upcoming technology can extract cancer biomarkers from cells to enable affordable, noninvasive, and regular cancer screening.
- [May 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/may-2024-jasa-cover/) - The May JASA cover image overlays a mode of a soundboard calculated using finite element modelling onto an image of a piano.
- [Popular Social Media Posts – May](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-may/) - Let's look back at some content that captured the attention of the acoustics community on different social media platforms.
- [Making Every Hair Appointment a Sound Experience #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/making-every-hair-appointment-a-sound-experience-asa186/) - Reducing the noise levels of hair salons can create a more relaxing experience and protect hearing all at once.
- [AI-Powered Headphones Filter Only Unwanted Noise #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/ai-powered-headphones-filter-only-unwanted-noise-asa186/) - Neural network categorizes ambient sounds, giving users the power to choose what to hear.
- [Call for Papers for JASA and JASA Express Letters](https://acoustics.org/call-for-papers-for-jasa-and-jasa-express-letters-2/) - The following are open call for papers for joint Special Issues of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) and JASA Express Letters
- [Announcing the Winners of the Acoustics 2023 Sydney POMA Student Paper Competition](https://acoustics.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-acoustics-2023-sydney-poma-student-paper-competition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Helen Wall Murray” position=”POMA Manuscript Manager” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]helenwallmurray@acousticalsociety.org [/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The core purpose of the competition is to highlight the relevant and cutting-edge research happening across the many disciplines of the ASA, and to draw attention, specifically, to the
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: We Don't All Talk the Same-- Teaching Linguistic Diversity](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-we-dont-all-talk-the-same-teaching-linguistic-diversity/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Melissa Baese-Berk and Paul Reed about why it's so important for instructors to use a variety of voices in the classroom
- [ASA Spring Award Recipients Publications](https://acoustics.org/asa-spring-award-recipients-publications/) - Let's celebrate the outstanding achievements of the recent ASA spring award recipients by reading some of their ASA publications
- [Building a Better Sarcasm Detector #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/building-a-better-sarcasm-detector-asa186/) - Sarcasm, notoriously difficult to interpret, demystified by multimodal approach.
- [Noise Survey Highlights Need for New Direction at Canadian Airports #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/noise-survey-highlights-need-for-new-direction-at-canadian-airports-asa186/) - Annoyance data gathered during pandemic reveals flaws in existing methods to assess and mitigate noise impacts.
- [All Wound Up: A Clearer Look at Electric Guitar Pickups #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/all-wound-up-a-clearer-look-at-electric-guitar-pickups-asa186/) - Understanding the physical phenomenon at the heart of the electric guitar.
- [Shhhh … Speaking More Quietly in Restaurants Means Everyone Can Be Heard #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/shhhh-speaking-more-quietly-in-restaurants-means-everyone-can-be-heard-asa183/) - In restaurants and at parties, the tendency is to talk louder to get your message across. Unfortunately, it does just the opposite.
- [Can a Playlist be Your Therapist? Balancing Emotions Through Music #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/can-a-playlist-be-your-therapist-balancing-emotions-through-music-asa183/) - Music app provides therapy by consoling, relaxing, uplifting users
- [Machine Learning Diagnoses Pneumonia by Listening to Coughs #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/machine-learning-diagnoses-pneumonia-by-listening-to-coughs-asa183/) - A new algorithm could spot early signs of respiratory diseases such as Pneumonia in hospitals and at home.
- [Listen to the Toilet — It Could Detect Disease #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/listen-to-the-toilet-it-could-detect-disease-asa183/) - Microphone sensor and machine learning on a toilet can classify excretion events, identify cholera or other bowel diseases, all without identifiable information.
- [3D-Printed Violins Bring Music into More Hands #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/3d-printed-violins-bring-music-into-more-hands-asa183/) - Modern materials and techniques can revolutionize music and provide access to low-cost instruments like 3D-printed violins for music students.
- [Supersonic Travel, Without the Sonic Boom #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/supersonic-travel-without-the-sonic-boom-asa183/) - The NASA Quesst mission will fly a supersonic aircraft over various communities to test noise-mitigating technology.
- [Why Those Sounds From Your Upstairs Neighbor Are So Annoying #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/why-those-sounds-from-your-upstairs-neighbor-are-so-annoying-asa183/) - Laboratory experiments and online surveys seek to understand what characteristics make an impact noise annoying
- [Cultivating a Music Studio to Sound Like an Indoor Forest #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/cultivating-a-music-studio-to-sound-like-an-indoor-forest-asa183/) - Nashville’s Blackbird Studio C diffuses sound to create an immersive critical listening environment
- [Martian Dust Devil Analogues in the Mojave Desert #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/martian-dust-devil-analogues-in-the-mojave-desert-asa183/) - Identifying and characterizing a dust devil on Earth can inform their formation and lifecycles on Mars, where dust storms can make or break missions.
- [Helping Acoustic Concepts Resonate with Students #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/helping-acoustic-concepts-resonate-with-students-asa183/) - An experimental music piece can help teach the acoustic concepts of resonance in a more interesting way.
- [Whispers from the Deep Sea: The Subtle Sounds of Hydrothermal Vents #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/whispers-from-the-deep-sea-the-subtle-sounds-of-hydrothermal-vents-asa183/) - Passive acoustic monitoring can characterize the sounds of hydrothermal vents, informing the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining and possibly locating similar sites throughout the solar system.
- [Improving Child Development by Monitoring Noisy Daycares #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/improving-child-development-by-monitoring-noisy-daycares-asa183/) - Noise levels can negatively impact children and staff but focusing on the sound environment at daycares can help.
- [Baby Seals Show Off Vocal Skills #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/baby-seals-show-off-vocal-skills-asa183/) - The pups possess an innate control of their voice and an understanding of rhythm.
- [A Cocktail Party of 3D-Printed Robot Heads #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/a-cocktail-party-of-3d-printed-robot-heads-asa184/) - Human simulators that talk and listen to each other facilitate research on the head’s acoustic properties for better designed audio devices.
- [Hey Siri, Can You Hear Me? #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/hey-siri-can-you-hear-me-asa184/) - Experiments show how speech and comprehension change when people communicate with artificial intelligence.
- [Fighting Racial Bias in Next-Gen Breast Cancer Screening #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/fighting-racial-bias-in-next-gen-breast-cancer-screening-asa184/) - A new virtual framework has enabled investigations into the effectiveness of optoacoustic tomography for cancer screening in darker-skinned individuals.
- [Small but Mighty: Insect-Inspired Microphones #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/small-but-mighty-insect-inspired-microphones-asa184/) - 3D printing technology facilitates bio-inspired microphones that operate autonomously and efficiently.
- [Listening to the Largest Tree on Earth #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/listening-to-the-largest-tree-on-earth-asa184/) - Hydrophones record the sounds of the massive Pando aspen grove, from its leaves to its roots.
- [Achieving Linguistic Justice for African American English #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/achieving-linguistic-justice-for-african-american-english-asa184/) - African American English varies systematically and is internally consistent; a proper understanding of this variation prevents the misdiagnosis of speech and language disorder.
- [These Sounds Are Out of This World! #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/these-sounds-are-out-of-this-world-asa184/) - Software program predicts environmental noise and modulates voices to simulate sound on other planets.
- [Fire Hydrant Hydrophones Find Water Leaks #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/fire-hydrant-hydrophones-find-water-leaks-asa184/) - Locating leaks in water distribution networks is made easier with hydrant-mounted hydrophones and advanced algorithms.
- [Vocal Fry: A Sonic Feature of a Diverse City #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/vocal-fry-a-sonic-feature-of-a-diverse-city-acoustics23/) - Community diversity is among many factors, including gender and ethnicity, that determine the use of creaky voice in speech in Sydney, Australia.
- [ASA Publications Presentations at the Ottawa Meeting](https://acoustics.org/asa-publications-presentations-at-the-ottawa-meeting/) - ASA Publications will have a table in the exhibit hall and have two presentations about publishing at the 186th ASA Meeting/ 2024 Acoustics Week in Canada.
- [The Power of Visual Abstracts and Poster GIFs!](https://acoustics.org/the-power-of-visual-abstracts-and-poster-gifs/) - We're encouraging ASA Meeting attendees to create visual abstracts and poster GIFs to amplify the impact of your research and engage a wider audience.
- [ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14 #ASA186](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conferences-livestreamed-from-ottawa-tuesday-may-14-asa186/) - Media are invited to attend press conferences in person or virtually for presentations on Native American flute music, spider silk-inspired microphones, the adoption of Canadian accents by American hockey players, the courting calls of the emperor penguin, and more.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Lincoln Center and the Greatest Acoustic Failure of the 20th Century](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-lincoln-center-and-the-greatest-acoustic-failure-of-the-20th-century/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to the Paul H. Scarbrough about where Lincoln Center plans went awry
- [April 2024 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/april-2024-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The JASA Express Letters cover features a photo of a moose, taken by one of the coauthors of the article, “Characteristics of wild moose (Alces alces) vocalizations.”
- [April 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/april-2024-jasa-cover/) - The JASA cover image comes from “Shear wave speeds in a nearly incompressible fibrous material with two unequal fiber families.”
- [Machine Listening: Making Speech Recognition Systems More Inclusive](https://acoustics.org/machine-listening-making-speech-recognition-systems-more-inclusive/) - Study explores how African American English speakers adapt their speech to be understood by voice technology.
- [Popular Social Media Posts – April](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-april/) - As we come to the end of April, let's revisit some content that captured the attention of the acoustics community on different social media platforms.
- [Celebrating International Noise Awareness Day (INAD)](https://acoustics.org/celebrating-international-noise-awareness-day-inad/) - In support of International Noise Awareness Day, we encourage you to check out these ASA publications about hearing and hearing protection.
- [March 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/march-2024-jasa-cover/) - The March JASA cover features art inspired by an article that uses an animal model to study register transitions that occur during singing
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Deep Faking Room Impulse Responses](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-deep-faking-room-impulse-responses/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Efren Fernandez-Grande and Xenofon Karakonstantis about their new machine learning method to reconstruct sound fields.
- [Science Writing Awards 2013 – 2014](https://acoustics.org/science-writing-awards-2013-2014/) - Eavesdropping on Ecosystems, The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
- [Science Writing Awards 2009 – 2010](https://acoustics.org/science-writing-awards-2009-2010/) - Speaking in Tones, Speed of Sound
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2008](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2008/) - The Human Instrument, Stranded: A Whale of a Mystery
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2007](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2007/) - Authors of Noisy Neighbors and Discovery of Sound in the Sea receive Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2007 Science Writers Award
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2006](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2006/) - High-speed Imaging of Shock Waves, Explosions and Gunshots,The Sound of Silence, and Why the Inner Ear is Snail-Shaped receive ASA Science Writers Award
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2005](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2005/) - Authors of Sound Ideas and The Noisy Ape presented with the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2005 Science Writers Award during the meeting.
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2004](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2004/) - Authors of Infrasonic Symphony and Sound and Vision receive Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2004 Science Writers Award
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2003](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2003/) - Tutorial on Microphone Technologies for Directional Hearing Aids and The Sound of Sunshine receive ASA Science Writers Award
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2002](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2002/) - Introduction to Clarinet Acoustics and The Soundscape of Modernity receive Acoustical Society of America Science Writers Award
- [Science Writers Award Winners 2001](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-2001/) - Science and the Stradivarius, Science of Percussions Instruments, and They’re Playing My Tune receive ASA Science Writers Award
- [Science Writers Award Winners 1997](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-1997/) - Time Reversed Acoustics and Science and Art Converge in Concert Hall Acoustics recipients of ASA Science Writers Award.
- [Science Writers Award Winners 1996](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-1996/) - Seeing Underwater with Background Noise, Decibel by Decibel and Reducing the Din to a Very Dull Roar receive ASA Science Writers Award.
- [Science Writers Award Winners 1995](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-1995/) - Frog Communication and Shhh….those ‘peculiar people’ are listening receive Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Science Writers Award
- [From Acoustics Lay Language Paper to Publication](https://acoustics.org/from-acoustics-lay-language-paper-to-publication/) - Check out these POMAs to see how the authors leveraged an Acoustics Lay Language Paper into a publication!
- [From POMA to Peer Review](https://acoustics.org/from-poma-to-peer-review/) - you can build on the effort you made with your POMA, reaping the benefits of both publishing in POMA and in one of the ASA’s peer-reviewed journals.
- [2aAA9 - Quietly Staying Fit in the Multifamily Building](https://acoustics.org/2aaa9-quietly-staying-fit-in-the-multifamily-building-paulette-nehemias-harvey/) - wise project leaders involve a noise control engineer early in the design process to develop a fitness center next to which everyone will want to live.
- [2pNS3 - Love thy (Gym) Neighbour – A Case Study on Noise Mitigation for Specialty Fitness Centres](https://acoustics.org/specialty-fitness-centres-a-case-study-brigette-martin/) - Many specialty fitness centres have been proactive in ensuring they meet the appropriate noise standards by seeking support from acousticians.
- [ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in Ottawa, May 13-17](https://acoustics.org/asa-invites-media-to-acoustics-meeting-in-ottawa-may-13-17/) - Save the date for the press conferences for #ASA186, the Acoustics Meeting in Ottawa highlighting the latest advancements in science of sound.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Late Night Mystery Calls in the Mariana Archipelago](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-late-night-mystery-calls-in-the-mariana-archipelago/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Angela Szesciorka about a mystery call from the Mariana Archipelago and what animal possibly made it.
- [April 1, 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/april-1-2024-jasa-cover/) - The ASA staff cats wanted to mix it up and give our acoustics researcher readers a sneak peak of the April special JASA cover.
- [March 2024 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/march-2024-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The March JASA Express Letters cover features a photo of two dolphins, taken by Cristina Marcolin, one of the coauthors of the article featured on the cover.
- [Popular Social Media Posts – March](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-march/) - Let's take a moment to revisit social media posts from the month of March that captured the attention of the acoustics community
- [New Across Acoustics Episode - Conservation Bioacoustics: Listening to the Heartbeat of the Earth](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-conservation-bioacoustics-listening-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Aaron Rice of Cornell University about how acoustics can be used to advance conservation efforts.
- [Take acoustics out to the ball game!](https://acoustics.org/take-acoustics-out-to-the-ball-game/) - The sounds a baseball bat makes connecting with a ball can vary so much in frequency that a person can create a makeshift musical instrument!
- [January 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/january-2024-jasa-cover/) - The January JASA cover features the unit cell of a body-centered-cubic microlattice and the 3D periodic sample created by its spatial repetition
- [JASA Special Issue on Perception and Production of Sounds in the High-Frequency Range of Human Speech](https://acoustics.org/jasa-special-issue-on-perception-and-production-of-sounds-in-the-high-frequency-range-of-human-speech/) - The collection for the JASA Special Issue on Perception and Production of Sounds in the High-Frequency Range of Human Speech is now available online!
- [JASA Special Issue on 3D Sound Reconstruction For Virtual Auditory Displays: Applications In Buildings](https://acoustics.org/jasa-special-issue-on-3d-sound-reconstruction-for-virtual-auditory-displays-applications-in-buildings/) - The collection for the JASA Special Issue on 3D Sound Reconstruction For Virtual Auditory Displays: Applications In Buildings is now available online!
- [The sounds of March Madness](https://acoustics.org/the-sounds-of-march-madness/) - As March Madness sweeps across the nation, now is the time to discover the acoustics research about basketball and the fans who cheer at the games.
- [Seeking POMA Session Summaries from Sydney](https://acoustics.org/seeking-poma-session-summaries-from-sydney/) - POMA invites Session Chairs to submit Session Summaries highlighting the information and research shared during sessions in Sydney.
- [Spring Issue of Acoustics Today now out!](https://acoustics.org/spring-issue-of-acoustics-today-now-out/) - The cover of the spring issue of Acoustics Today features close up images of mud from the New England Mud Patch.
- [Celebrating Women's History Month with ASA Gold Medalists](https://acoustics.org/celebrating-womens-history-month-with-asa-gold-medalists/) - In celebration of Women's History Month, let's turn our spotlight to the women who have been awarded the prestigious ASA Gold Medal.
- [Spotlight on Women’s Voices in Acoustics Today](https://acoustics.org/spotlight-on-womens-voices-in-acoustics-today/) - In honor of Women’s History Month, let’s look at Acoustics Today articles and covers that feature Women’s voices and perspectives.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: What is an acoustic metamaterial?](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-what-is-an-acoustic-metamaterial/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Christina Naify about metamaterials and the session discussion from the ASA conference in Chicago.
- [February 2024 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/february-2024-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The February JASA Express Letters cover features Figure 2b from “Scattering measurements of rocky seafloors using a split-beam echosounder”
- [World Hearing Day 2024](https://acoustics.org/world-hearing-day-2024/) - In support of World Hearing Day, we would like to draw attention to a couple Special Issues of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA)
- [February 2024 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/february-2024-jasa-cover/) - The February JASA cover image is from “A reduced-order-model-based equivalent circuit for piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical-system loudspeakers modeling"
- [New Technical Area Picks](https://acoustics.org/new-technical-area-picks-3/) - The newest round of JASA Technical Area Picks have been selected, and will be free to read from March 1st to May 31st.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Quiet Down! Lowering the Recommended Occupational Noise Exposure Limit](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-quiet-down-lowering-the-recommended-occupational-noise-exposure-limit/) - In this Across Acoustics episode, we talk to Daniel Fink of Quiet Coalition about NIOSH's recommended exposure limit for occupational noise and why the limit needs to be revised.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Exploring Timbre of Stradivari Violins](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-exploring-timbre-of-stradivari-violins/) - In this Across Acoustics episode, we talk to Carlo Andrea Rozzi and Massimo Grassi about the myth surrounding Stradivari violins.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Student Paper Competition - Chicago](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-student-paper-competition-chicago/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to winners of the POMA Student Paper Competition from the 184th meeting of the ASA about their research
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Wait, What's That? Weird Data in Underwater Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-wait-whats-that-weird-data-in-underwater-acoustics/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, Erin Fischell talks about all the weird data researchers can run into when studying underwater sound.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: What is silence?](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-what-is-silence/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we get a little philosophical, discussing with Bill Yost about perception of sound and silence
- [Behaviors produced by a variety of sounds among eagles: A study with survival implications](https://acoustics.org/behaviors-produced-by-a-variety-of-sounds-among-eagles-a-study-with-survival-implications/) - The results from this study provide a critical step in an effort to protect eagles as we move away from the use of fossil fuels and rely more on wind power.
- [Documenting the sounds of southwest Congo: the case of North Boma](https://acoustics.org/documenting-the-sounds-of-southwest-congo-the-case-of-north-boma/) - Linguists from Ghent, Mons, and Kinshasa have dedicated their efforts to recording the phonetic and phonological oddities of southwest Congo's Bantu varieties.
- [Playability maps as aid for musicians](https://acoustics.org/playability-maps-as-aid-for-musicians/) - Playability diagrams have been commonly used to analyze bowed-string instruments, but may be also informative for wind instruments
- [Why Australian Aboriginal languages have small vowel systems](https://acoustics.org/why-australian-aboriginal-languages-have-small-vowel-systems/) - Australian Aboriginal languages have very few vowels. This could be one of several ways in which their sound systems and word structures have been shaped by the effects of chronic middle ear infection over generations.
- [Data sonification & case study presenting astronomical events to the visually Impaired via sound](https://acoustics.org/data-sonification-case-study-presenting-astronomical-events-to-the-visually-impaired-via-sound/) - Acousticians at Arup and astrophysicist Chris Harrison collaborated to accurately map data to audio to convey concepts of astrophysics to visually impaired individuals.
- [The loss of an F35 fighter aircraft and the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370](https://acoustics.org/the-loss-of-an-f35-fighter-aircraft-and-the-search-for-malaysian-airlines-flight-mh370/) - The crash of an F35 fighter the Sea of Japan was detected acoustically. Does this mean we should have heard Malaysian Airlines flight MH370?
- [What fish species are singing along the southern Australian continental shelf?](https://acoustics.org/what-fish-species-are-singing-along-the-southern-australian-continental-shelf/) - Fish species singing along the southern Australian continental shelf off Bremer Bay in Western Australia
- [Enhancing Museum Experiences: The Impact of sounds on visitor perception.](https://acoustics.org/enhancing-museum-experiences-the-impact-of-sounds-on-visitor-perception/) - Discover how congruent sounds in a museum captivate visitors' senses, fostering immersive experiences and reducing distractions.
- [Determination of the sound pressure level in fitness studios](https://acoustics.org/determination-of-the-sound-pressure-level-in-fitness-studios/) - Determination of the sound pressure level in fitness studios, where the dropping of weights is a common occurrence.
- [Let's go soundwalking!](https://acoustics.org/lets-go-soundwalking/) - Soundwalks are an important part of the soundscape method and are a useful way to engage stakeholders who participate by consciously observing and evaluating the soundscape.
- [Consumer label for the noise properties of tires and road pavements](https://acoustics.org/consumer-label-for-the-noise-properties-of-tires-and-road-pavements/) - Not many vehicle owners know that they can contribute to reducing traffic noise by making an informed choice of their tires, while not sacrificing safety or economy.
- [Resonating Legacies: James E. West's Impact on Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/resonating-legacies-james-e-west-impact-on-acoustics/) - Today we will highlight some of the publications of James E. West: inventor, past ASA President, and ASA Gold Medal recipient!
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Speech research methods and gender-diverse speakers](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-speech-research-methods-and-gender-diverse-speakers/) - In this Across Acoustics episode, we talk to Brandon Merritt about their research into updating research protocols to better encompass a diversity of genders.
- [Unlocking the Sounds of Mardi Gras](https://acoustics.org/unlocking-the-sounds-of-mardi-gras/) - While the sound of Mardi Gras parades may appear commonplace, research has uncovered fascinating nuances in the soundscape.
- [January 2024 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/january-2024-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The January JASA Express Letters cover features an article figure that depicts a scanned image of a person’s palate.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: How well can infants distinguish unfamiliar voices?](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-how-well-can-infants-distinguish-unfamiliar-voices/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Madeleine Yu about her research into infants' ability to distinguish the voices of unfamiliar male speakers.
- [Celebrating Diversity in Acoustics: Select JASA Articles Free to Read for Black History Month](https://acoustics.org/celebrating-diversity-in-acoustics-select-jasa-articles-free-to-read-for-black-history-month/) - As a celebration of Black History Month, the ASA Publications Office is making JASA articles by James West Fellows free to read!
- [Popular Social Media Posts – January](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-january/) - The first month of 2024 has flown by, which means it’s time to review January’s most popular social media posts about ASA publications.
- [Webinar: Introduction to Copyright](https://acoustics.org/webinar-introduction-to-copyright/) - To help authors better understand the ins and outs of copyright, ASA Publications is hosting a webinar
- [Call for Editor: Acoustics Today](https://acoustics.org/call-for-editor-acoustics-today/) - The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is seeking a new Editor for Acoustics Today, which is the science and technology magazine of the ASA.
- [Celebrating Past Fellows and Inviting Applications for the James E. West Graduate Fellowship!](https://acoustics.org/celebrating-past-fellows-and-inviting-applications-for-the-james-e-west-graduate-fellowship/) - Let's take a moment to reflect on the valuable contributions of past recipients of the James E. West Graduate Fellowship.
- [High School Brilliance in ASA Publications](https://acoustics.org/high-school-brilliance-in-asa-publications/) - Check out ASA articles that were written and/or co-written by authors who were still in high school at the time publication!
- [December 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/december-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The December JASA Express Letters cover features depictions of non-reciprocal Willis monatomic lattices. The cover images were created by the author of “Brillouin-zone definition in non-reciprocal Willis monatomic lattices,” Hasan B.
- [Science Writers Award Winner 1998](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winner-1998/) - Trends in Electromechanical Transduction
- [December 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/december-2023-jasa-cover/) - The December JASA cover features an image from “Assessment of modal density and free path distribution in central-planned halls.”
- [Most liked publications social media content](https://acoustics.org/most-liked-publications-social-media-content/) - Discover the most liked ASA publications content across our social media accounts.
- [Most Downloaded Journal Articles of 2023](https://acoustics.org/top-journal-articles-of-2023/) - We’d like to share the most downloaded articles with you, so you can see the research that’s currently making an impact in the field of acoustics.
- [2023 Across Acoustics Wrapped](https://acoustics.org/2023-across-acoustics-wrapped/) - As another year comes to a close, we wanted to take a look back at the Across Acoustics episodes over the year. These five episodes were listened to the most!
- [Winter Issue of Acoustics Today now out!](https://acoustics.org/winter-issue-of-acoustics-today-now-out/) - The new Acoustics Today cover features a photo of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, taken by Paul H. Scarbrough.
- [New Technical Area Picks](https://acoustics.org/new-technical-area-picks-2/) - The newest round of Technical Area Picks have been selected, and will be free to read from December 1st to February 29th.
- [The Cocktail Party Effect and Your Holiday Gatherings](https://acoustics.org/the-cocktail-party-effect-and-your-holiday-gatherings/) - Holiday parties all share some great characteristics: tasty food, festive music, and lots of friends and loved ones, and usually noise.
- [November 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/november-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The November JASA Express Letters cover features a depiction of four autonomous stations used for taking acoustical measurements of the SLS Artemis-I mission.
- [November 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/november-2023-jasa-cover/) - The JASA cover image is from “Contribution of acoustic cues to prominence ratings for four Mandarin vowels,” by Wei Zhang and Meghan Clayards.
- [Press Conference Schedule: ASA Invites Media to Register for #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/press-conference-schedule-asa-invites-media-to-register-for-acoustics23/) - Media can register for Acoustics 2023 Sydney to learn more about needle-free vaccine delivery, automated pop song mashups, acoustic design in prisons, and advances in table tennis for people with vision loss.
- [Acoustical Society of America Invites Media to Sydney Meeting, Dec. 4-8 #Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/acoustical-society-of-america-invites-media-to-sydney-meeting-dec-4-8-acoustics23/) - In-person #Acoustics23 meeting and virtual press conferences to highlight international advancements in science of sound
- [Popular Social Media Posts – November](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-november/) - It’s time to look at some of last month’s most popular social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn.
- [October 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/october-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The October JASA Express Letters cover features a big brown bat provided by the authors of “Representation of frequency-modulated sweeps in the cochlear nucleus of the big brown bat”
- [Call for Papers: Special Issue on Active and Tunable Acoustic Metamaterials](https://acoustics.org/call-for-papers-special-issue-on-active-and-tunable-acoustic-metamaterials/) - After all papers have published for the Special Issue, they will be included in a cross-journal online collection at the JASA and JASA Express Letters websites
- [Amplifying Your Acoustics Research through Social Media](https://acoustics.org/amplifying-your-acoustics-research-through-social-media/) - Social media platforms offer an excellent way to connect with peers, experts, and enthusiasts about your acoustics research!
- [4pAAa10 - Eerie voices: Odd combinations, extremes, and irregularities](https://acoustics.org/eerie-voices-odd-combinations-extremes-and-irregularities-brad-story/) - The human voice can project a sense of eeriness when the sound are human-like, but not necessarily typical of speech heard on a daily basis.
- [4pAAa13 - Impact of Room Acoustics on Emotional Response](https://acoustics.org/impact-of-room-acoustics-on-emotional-response-martin-lawless/) - When listening to an enjoyable piece or song, an individual can experience intense, pleasurable “chills” that signify a surge of dopamine and activations in certain regions in the brain
- [3 March 2020: World Hearing Day](https://acoustics.org/3-march-2020-world-hearing-day/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] 3 March 2020: World Hearing Day #JASAchat | Chat with Experts on Twitter Noise-induced hearing loss affects people in all walks of life, both at work and recreationally. For World Hearing Day, please join
- [Killer Whales Lingering in Newly Melted Arctic Ocean](https://acoustics.org/killer-whales-lingering-in-newly-melted-arctic-ocean/) - Melting ice opens new predation ground for killer whales as they spend more time in previously neglected territory
- [Effective Media Interactions Training Workshop - Supplemental Materials](https://acoustics.org/effective-media-interactions-training-workshop-supplemental-materials/) - View and download supplemental Materials from the Effective Media Interactions Training Workshop held at the 183rd ASA meeting.
- [Attention-Based Deep Neural Network Increases Detection Capability in Sonar Systems](https://acoustics.org/attention-based-deep-neural-network-increases-detection-capability-in-sonar-systems/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Attention-Based Deep Neural Network Increases Detection Capability in Sonar Systems ABNN’s gradual focus on specific line-spectrum features of a ship. CREDIT: Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences WASHINGTON, October 12,
- [Does Visual Feedback of Our Tongues Help in Speech Motor Learning?](https://acoustics.org/does-visual-feedback-of-our-tongues-help-in-speech-motor-learning/) - When we speak we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor the results of the movements
- [Does Living Near Wind Turbines Negatively Impact Human Health?](https://acoustics.org/does-living-near-wind-turbines-negatively-impact-human-health/) - Some people report sleep disturbances from wind turbines' audible and subaudible noise
- [Examining Correlation Between Occupational Noise, Heart Disease](https://acoustics.org/examining-correlation-between-occupational-noise-heart-disease/) - Occupational settings can involve exposure to loud noise, a known and preventable contributor to hearing loss
- [Voices of Reason? Study Links Acoustic Correlations, Gender to Vocal Appeal](https://acoustics.org/voices-of-reason-study-links-acoustic-correlations-gender-to-vocal-appeal/) - What makes a voice attractive?
- [Compact Speaker Systems Direct Sound Efficiently](https://acoustics.org/compact-speaker-systems-direct-sound-efficiently/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_5″ admin_label=”Past Press Releases” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TITLE” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Compact Speaker Systems Direct Sound Efficiently A compact speaker system designed to maximize the amount of sound moving toward zero degrees and minimize the sound leakage elsewhere.
- [To Better Understand Speech, Focus on Who Is Talking](https://acoustics.org/to-better-understand-speech-focus-on-who-is-talking/) - Seeing a person’s face as we are talking to them greatly improves our ability to understand their speech
- [Algorithm Finds Personalized Sound Zones in Cars for Driver, Passengers](https://acoustics.org/algorithm-finds-personalized-sound-zones-in-cars-for-driver-passengers/) - Creating an individualized listening experience for each passenger has been an ambition for the auto industry for decades
- [Can We Perceive Gender from Children’s Voices?](https://acoustics.org/can-we-perceive-gender-from-childrens-voices/) - The perception of gender in children’s voices is of special interest to researchers, because voices of young boys and girls are very similar before the age of puberty.
- [Machine Learning Improves Human Speech Recognition](https://acoustics.org/machine-learning-improves-human-speech-recognition/) - Hearing loss is a rapidly growing area of scientific research as the number of baby boomers dealing with hearing loss continues to increase
- [‘Urban Canyons’ Prolong Sonic Booms in Cities](https://acoustics.org/urban-canyons-prolong-sonic-booms-in-cities/) - Twenty years after the retirement of the Concorde, several industrial and research projects want to make supersonic flight a reality again
- [Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises](https://acoustics.org/update-noise-regulations-to-protect-seals-porpoises/) - Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, seals, and other marine life
- [Ultrasound Could Save Racehorses from Bucked Shins](https://acoustics.org/ultrasound-could-save-racehorses-from-bucked-shins/) - When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures and new bone formations in their legs
- [Saturn V Was Loud But Didn’t Melt Concrete](https://acoustics.org/saturn-v-was-loud-but-didnt-melt-concrete/) - The Saturn V carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit
- [Telehealth Makes Hearing Health Care More Equitable](https://acoustics.org/telehealth-makes-hearing-health-care-more-equitable/) - According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion people across the globe are living with hearing loss
- [Capturing and Analyzing Subtle Combination Tones Produced by Violins](https://acoustics.org/capturing-and-analyzing-subtle-combination-tones-produced-by-violins/) - Higher-quality violins produce the most detectable objective tones due to stronger resonance.
- [The Roar and Crackle of Artemis 1](https://acoustics.org/the-roar-and-crackle-of-artemis-1/) - Measurements taken at locations around the Artemis 1 launch pad revealed noise levels as high as 136 decibels from 1.5 km away
- [Vocal Tract Size, Shape Dictate Speech Sounds](https://acoustics.org/vocal-tract-size-shape-dictate-speech-sounds/) - Nearly 75% of variability between speakers comes from differences in mouth and throat length.
- [Lead Vocal Tracks in Popular Music Go Quiet](https://acoustics.org/lead-vocal-tracks-in-popular-music-go-quiet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_5″ admin_label=”Past Press Releases” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”PRESS RELEASE” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Lead Vocal Tracks in Popular Music Go Quiet An analysis of top popular music from 1946 to 2020 shows a marked decrease in volume of the
- [Hard-of-Hearing Music Fans Prefer a Different Sound](https://acoustics.org/hard-of-hearing-music-fans-prefer-a-different-sound/) - Modern music can be inaccessible to those with hearing loss; sound mixing tweaks could make a difference.
- [Accents: Hard to Understand, Harder to Remember](https://acoustics.org/1asc4-downstream-effects-of-accented-speech-on-memory-by-kristin-van-engen/) - In a study, native English speakers had more difficulty recalling words spoken in an unfamiliar Korean accent, suggesting that the effort listeners put into understanding a foreign accent may lessen their ability to process the information.
- [Robotic Sonar System Inspired by Bats](https://acoustics.org/3pab2-a-design-for-a-biomiometic-dynamic-sonar-head-phllip-caspers-yanqing-fu-and-rolf-muller/) - Team at Virginia Tech hopes to create small, efficient sonar systems that use less power than current arrays
- ["Natural" Sounds Improves Mood and Productivity, Study Finds](https://acoustics.org/2pnsa3-tuning-the-cognitive-environment-sound-masking-with-natural-sounds-in-open-plan-offices-alana-g-deloach-jeff-p-carter-and-jonas-braasch/) - Work presented at the 169th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Meeting in Pittsburgh may have benefits from the office cube to the in-patient ward
- [Ultrasonic Production of Skimmed Milk](https://acoustics.org/3aba9-acoustic-separation-of-milk-fat-globules-principles-in-large-scale-processing-thomas-leong-linda-johansson-pablo-juliano-and-richard-manasseh/) - Australian researchers are the first to demonstrate milk fat separation at large-scales using an ultrasonic separation technique, with potential industrial dairy applications
- [Blood Bubbles Reveal Oxygen Levels](https://acoustics.org/blood-bubbles-reveal-oxygen-levels/) - Acoustic tools detect vibrating microbubbles, act as oxygen sensors
- [Filtering Microplastics Trash from Water with Acoustic Waves](https://acoustics.org/filtering-microplastics-trash-from-water-with-acoustic-waves/) - Prototype speaker system efficiently separates out microplastics from polluted water
- [Echolocation Builds Prediction Models of Prey Movement](https://acoustics.org/echolocation-builds-prediction-models-of-prey-movement/) - Bats use echoes of own vocalizations to anticipate location, trajectory of prey
- [Stuttering Starts at Speech Initiation, Not Due to Impaired Motor Skills](https://acoustics.org/stuttering-starts-at-speech-initiation-not-due-to-impaired-motor-skills/) - Theory suggests anomalies in the brain's initiation circuit cause stuttering
- [Adding Sound to Electric Vehicles Improves Pedestrian Safety](https://acoustics.org/adding-sound-to-electric-vehicles-improves-pedestrian-safety/) - Study participants noticed cars before the minimum safe detection distance in most cases
- [Build Your Own Office Podcast Studio](https://acoustics.org/build-your-own-office-podcast-studio/) - How to convert existing office spaces into professional-sounding recording studios
- [During COVID-19 Lockdown, Emotional Wellbeing Declined for Adults with Vision, Hearing Loss](https://acoustics.org/during-covid-19-lockdown-emotional-wellbeing-declined-for-adults-with-vision-hearing-loss/) - Older individuals with sensory impairment suffered from lack of social interactions during pandemic
- [Sing On: Certain Facemasks Don’t Hinder Vocalists](https://acoustics.org/sing-on-certain-facemasks-dont-hinder-vocalists/) - Facemasks designed for singers prevent COVID-19 transmission, most voice distortion
- [Food Paradox Answer Shows How Ocean Life Survives](https://acoustics.org/food-paradox-answer-shows-how-ocean-life-survives/) - Acoustic tools reveal hotspots of ocean life in scattered places
- [Sounding Off on Seattle Space Needle Renovation](https://acoustics.org/sounding-off-on-seattle-space-needle-renovation/) - Acoustic designers consulted to prevent noisy Space Needle viewing deck, mechanics
- [Filtering Unwanted Sounds from Baby Monitors](https://acoustics.org/filtering-unwanted-sounds-from-baby-monitors/) - Ideal baby monitors alert parents to infant cries, not irrelevant background noise
- [LEGO Down! Focused Vibrations Knock Over Minifigures](https://acoustics.org/lego-down-focused-vibrations-knock-over-minifigures/) - Time reversal technique focuses wave energy to knock over mini figure lego targets in museum demonstration
- [DeepSqueak Tool Identifies Marine Mammal Calls](https://acoustics.org/deepsqueak-tool-identifies-marine-mammal-calls/) - User-friendly deep learning model, DeepSqueak, analyzes bioacoustics signals from whales, dolphins
- [Acoustic Sensors Pinpoint Shooters in Urban Setting](https://acoustics.org/acoustic-sensors-pinpoint-shooters-in-urban-setting/) - Modeling and optimizing sensor networks for a specific environment will help missions narrow in on shooter locations.
- [Making Racetrack Noise Bearable with Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/making-racetrack-noise-bearable-with-acoustics/) - Best strategy for neighborhood harmony is diplomatic with mathematical modeling
- [Sidekick Microbubbles Carry Anti-Cancer Drugs, Damage Tumor Vessels](https://acoustics.org/sidekick-microbubbles-carry-anti-cancer-drugs-damage-tumor-vessels/) - Ultrasound-stimulated, drug-loaded microbubbles for cancer therapy
- [Ultrasound-Assisted Laser Technique Vaporizes Artery Plaque](https://acoustics.org/ultrasound-assisted-laser-technique-vaporizes-artery-plaque/) - This ultrasound-assisted laser method avoids complications from using high-power lasers and even extends to other medical applications.
- [Diverse Social Networks Reduce Accent Judgments](https://acoustics.org/diverse-social-networks-reduce-accent-judgments/) - Perception in context: How racialized identities impact speech perception like accent judgments.
- [Listening Can Be Exhausting for Older Cochlear Implant Users](https://acoustics.org/listening-can-be-exhausting-for-older-cochlear-implant-users/) - Learn about aging effects on listening effort in cochlear implant users.
- [Going Virtual Hurts Student Career Prospects](https://acoustics.org/going-virtual-hurts-student-career-prospects/) - College students are less likely to engage when going virtual with networking events, which is increasing turnover and burnout.
- [On Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover’s Playlist Like No Other](https://acoustics.org/on-mars-nasas-perseverance-rovers-playlist-like-no-other/) - Microphones on the Perseverance rover capture, characterize sounds from red planet's atmosphere
- [Turning Hearing Aids into Noise-Canceling Devices](https://acoustics.org/turning-hearing-aids-into-noise-canceling-devices/) - Assistive listening devices like hearing aids, can filter out noise from loudspeakers, improving clarity
- [Snap, Crackle, Pop: Healthy Coral Reefs Brimming with Noise](https://acoustics.org/snap-crackle-pop-healthy-coral-reefs-brimming-with-noise/) - Monitoring their soundscape can provide a long term, nonintrusive, inexpensive method for tracking the state of coral reefs around the world
- [Explosions Help Probe Elusive Atmospheric Waves](https://acoustics.org/explosions-help-probe-elusive-atmospheric-waves/) - Infrasound pulses from munitions plant explosions used to study gravity waves, atmospheric events
- [Offshore Wind Farms Could Disturb Marine Mammal Behavior](https://acoustics.org/offshore-wind-farms-could-disturb-marine-mammal-behavio/) - As the number and size of offshore wind farm turbines increase, so does the possible disruption to aquatic life
- [Media Invited to Explore Urban Acoustics with a “Sound Walk” of Nashville #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/media-invited-to-explore-urban-acoustics-with-a-sound-walk-of-nashville-asa183/) - Listening to the sound of a city can create healthier living environments, take a sound walk.
- [Text-to-Audio Models Make Music from Scratch #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/text-to-audio-models-make-music-from-scratch-asa183/) - Much like machine learning can create images from text, it can also generate sounds with text-to-audio.
- [How Behind-the-Scenes Sound Mixing Makes Movie Magic #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/how-behind-the-scenes-sound-mixing-makes-movie-magic-asa183/) - Capturing consistent room tones and ambience with sound mixing enhances dialogue and draws the audience in.
- [VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE](https://acoustics.org/virtual-press-conference-schedule/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE REGISTER HERE VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE(Note: All press conference times are in Eastern Time) Wednesday, Dec. 9th @ 11:00 am ET Imitation Mosquito Ears Help Identify Mosquito Species and SexTim
- [AiF Press Releases - 180th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America](https://acoustics.org/aif-press-releases/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ header_line_height=”1.3em” module_alignment=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Acoustics in Focus: Virtual Press Releases for the 180th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America Tuesday, June 8, 2021 @ 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Pandemic Teaching Transitions Back to Classroom with Lessons Learned
- [ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Denver, May 24 #ASA182](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conferences-livestreamed-from-denver-may-24-asa182/) - Media invited to register and attend in person or online — topics include raceway noise impacts on neighborhoods, getting rid of unwanted sounds during events, coral reef health
- [ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Denver, May 24](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conferences-livestreamed-from-denver-may-24/) - Media invited to register and attend in person or online -- topics include raceway noise impacts on neighborhoods, getting rid of unwanted sounds during events, coral reef health
- [Media Invited to Acoustical Society of America Meeting in Nashville, Dec. 5-9](https://acoustics.org/media-invited-to-acoustical-society-of-america-meeting-in-nashville-dec-5-9/) - Media invited to attend the 183rd ASA meeting at no cost and participate in a series of press conferences featuring a selection of newsworthy sessions.
- [ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Nashville, Dec. 6 #ASA183](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conferences-livestreamed-from-nashville-dec-6-asa183/) - Media can register in-person and virtually to learn about topics including dust devils on Mars, chorusing seal pups, 3D-printed violins, and quiet, supersonic travel.
- [Acoustical Society of America Invites Media to Chicago Meeting, May 8-12](https://acoustics.org/acoustical-society-of-america-invites-media-to-chicago-meeting-may-8-12/) - Hybrid meeting and livestreamed press conferences to feature fascinating advancements in science of sound #ASA184
- [2pPPa1 - Flying bats modify their biosonar sounds to avoid interference from other bats](https://acoustics.org/2pppa1-flying-bats-modify-their-biosonar-sounds-to-avoid-interference-from-other-bats/) - When other flying bats are present, bats face the added challenge of separating out the echoes from their own broadcasts from other bats'
- [4aAB7 - Slower ships, quieter oceans: Reducing underwater noise to support endangered killer whales](https://acoustics.org/4aab7-slower-ships-quieter-oceans-reducing-underwater-noise-to-support-endangered-killer-whales/) - The Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program coordinates research projects to advance our understanding of underwater noise
- [3aSC7 - Human BeatBoxing: A Vocal Exploration](https://acoustics.org/3633039-human-beatboxing-a-vocal-exploration/) - Human Beatboxing is a musical technique that uses the vocal tract to imitate musical instruments.
- [2pAB4 - Towards understanding how dolphins use sound to understand their environment](https://acoustics.org/2pab4-towards-understanding-how-dolphins-use-sound-to-understand-their-environment/) - University of Michigan researchers developed a framework to provide new insight into dolphin echolocation.
- [3aEA7 - Interactive Systems for Immersive Spaces](https://acoustics.org/3aea-interactive-systems-for-immersive-spaces/) - For users to take full advantage of immersive spaces the interfaces used to interact with data should be both easy to understand,
- [4aAA9 - The successful application of acoustic lighting in restaurants](https://acoustics.org/4aaa9-the-successful-application-of-acoustic-lighting-in-restaurants/) - To understand the rise of acoustic lighting in restaurants, it is best to go back to the beginning of modern architectural acoustics.
- [1aMU6 - Psychoacoustic phenomena in electric-guitar performance](https://acoustics.org/1amu6-psychoacoustic-phenomena-in-electric-guitar-performance-jonas-braasch/) - Researchers examined how electric guitar effects helped pave the road to modern rock and roll music.
- [4aMUa3 - Musical Notes translate to Emotions? A neuro-acoustical endeavor with Indian Classical music](https://acoustics.org/4amua3-musical-notes-translate-to-emotions-a-neuro-acoustical-endeavor-with-indian-classical-music-shankha-sanyal/) - The Indian classical music (ICM) system is based on the note system which consists of 12 notes, each having a definite frequency.
- [2aAAa - The face of the facility: acoustic design of lobbies](https://acoustics.org/2aaaa-the-face-of-the-facility-acoustic-design-of-lobbies-brandon-cudequest-anthony-hoover/) - Successful acoustic design is sensitive to the goals of the facility with careful balancing of surface shaping, finish treatments, and sound isolation.
- [4aAB4 - Analysis of bats’ gaze and flight control based on the estimation of their echolocated points with time-domain acoustic simulation](https://acoustics.org/4aab4-analysis-of-bats-gaze-and-flight-control-based-on-the-estimation-of-their-echolocated-points-with-time-domain-acoustic-simulation-taito-banda/) - Researchers simulated the echolocation arriving at the bats during obstacle-avoiding flight based on the behavioral data.
- [1pAO9 - The Acoustic Properties of Crude Oil](https://acoustics.org/1pao9-the-acoustic-properties-of-crude-oil-scott-loranger/) - To study crude oil acoustically, we need to better understand the physical properties that affect its acoustic impedance.
- [3aBA - Using Ultrasound to Deliver Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease](https://acoustics.org/3aba-using-ultrasound-to-deliver-nanomedicine-for-the-treatment-of-parkinsons-disease-richard-j-price/) - The goal is to develop a minimally-invasive gene delivery approach for Parkinson’s Disease that would incur minimal risk to the patient
- [4pPP3 - Traumatic brain injuries](https://acoustics.org/traumatic-brain-injuries-melissa-papesh/) - Estimates indicate that approximately 19.5% of deployed military personnel have suffered traumatic brain injuries since 2001
- [Halloween Fun at Indy](https://acoustics.org/halloween-fun-at-indy/) - Attendees had some halloween fun at the Indianapolis ASA Meeting with a photo booth and costumes. Check out the picture gallery.
- [1aAB7 - Drum fish spawning doesn’t miss a beat in the eye of a hurricane](https://acoustics.org/3369-2/) - Acoustic monitoring of drum fish spawning revealed that they are extremely productive, spawning every day of the spawning season
- [2aSC3 - Studying Vocal Fold Non-Stationary Behavior during Connected Speech Using High-Speed Videoendoscopy](https://acoustics.org/2asc3-studying-vocal-fold-non-stationary-behavior-during-connected-speech-using-high-speed-videoendoscopy-maryam-naghibolhosseini/) - The most sophisticated tool for laryngeal imaging is high-speed videoendoscopy, which enables us to record vocal fold vibrations with high temporal resolution.
- [POMA invites all Sydney Meeting Presenters to submit their conference papers](https://acoustics.org/oma-invites-all-sydney-meeting-presenters-to-submit-their-conference-papers/) - Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) is currently receiving papers related to upcoming presentations and poster sessions set for the 185th ASA Meeting.
- [Leveraging Lay Language Papers for Publication](https://acoustics.org/leveraging-lay-language-papers-for-publication/) - Writing engaging Lay Language Papers (LLPs) can be your secret step towards getting published in the Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA).
- [3pPA4 - Military personnel may be exposed to high level infrasound during training](https://acoustics.org/3ppa4-military-personnel-may-be-exposed-to-high-level-infrasound-during-training/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Alessio Medda, PhD – Alessio.Medda@gtri.gatech.eduRobert Funk, PhD – Rob.Funk@gtri.gatech.eduKrish Ahuja, PhD – Krish.Ahuja@gtri.gatech.eduAerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems LaboratoryGeorgia Tech Research InstituteGeorgia Institute of Technology260 14th Street NWAtlanta, GA 30332 Walter Carr, PhD –
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Optimizing Concrete Floors for Building Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-optimizing-concrete-floors-for-building-acoustics/) - In Across Acoustics, we learn about optimizing the design of concrete slabs used in floors to reduce materials while improving acoustic performance.
- [Room Design Considerations for Optimal Podcasting](https://acoustics.org/room-design-considerations-for-optimal-podcasting/) - Poor acoustics in the space where a podcast was recorded are noticeable even by an untrained ear and listeners may hear differences in room acoustics.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Discovery of Sound in the Sea](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-discovery-of-sound-in-the-sea/) - In this Across Acoustics episode, we talk to Kathleen Vigness-Raposa and Holly Morin about the Discovery of Sound in the Sea website.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Considering Classroom Soundscapes for Young Students](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-considering-classroom-soundscapes-for-young-students/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Chiara Visentin about her research into the soundscape of primary school classrooms.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: An Acoustician's Guide to SciCom](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-an-acousticians-guide-to-scicom/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In this episode, we talk to the ASA’s very own Keeta Jones, Education and Outreach Coordinator, about science communication: everything from common mistakes scientists make when talking to others about their research, to how to communicate to different types
- [October 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/october-2023-jasa-cover/) - The October JASA cover is now available and it features exciting new research from this past month!
- [Popular Social Media Posts – October](https://acoustics.org/popular-social-media-posts-october/) - Let's take a look at some of our most popular JASA, JASA-EL, POMA, and Acoustics Today social media posts for the month of October.
- [The Evolution of Bat Robots: A Spooky Tale of Echo Location](https://acoustics.org/the-evolution-of-bat-robots-a-spooky-tale-of-echo-location/) - Dive into Acoustics Today article, "The Evolution of Bat Robots," to uncover more about the world of bat-inspired technology.
- [Outstanding Student Authors](https://acoustics.org/outstanding-student-authors/) - With the winners of the POMA Student Paper Competition from the 184th ASA Meeting soon to be announced, we would like to highlight some past winners.
- [Announcing the Winners of the Chicago POMA Student Paper Competition: 184th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America](https://acoustics.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-chicago-poma-student-paper-competition-184th-meeting-of-the-acoustical-society-of-america/) - The purpose of the POMA Student Paper Competition (PSPC) is to highlight research and to draw attention to the achievements of young acousticians.
- [1aNS6 - Weather or not: Meteorology affects presence of shock waves in fighter aircraft noise](https://acoustics.org/weather-or-not-meteorology-affects-presence-of-shock-waves-in-fighter-aircraft-noise-kent-gee/) - The sound of a fighter jet aircraft as it takes off or flies by at high power is unique, in part, because of “crackle.”
- [2aSP2 - Self-Driving Cars: Have You Considered Using Sound?](https://acoustics.org/2asp2-self-driving-cars-have-you-considered-using-sound-keegan-yi-hang-sim/) - Researchers have designed a method to predict a car crash by detecting and isolating the sounds of tire skidding that might signal a possible crash.
- [2aNSb7 - Automatically finding focused crowd involvement at basketball games and Mardi Gras parades](https://acoustics.org/2ansb7-automatically-finding-focused-crowd-involvement-at-basketball-games-and-mardi-gras-parades-mylan-cook/) - While it is relatively easy for a person to judge whether a crowd is booing or cheering, teaching a computer to differentiate between different crowd responses is a challenging problem.
- [4aMUa1 – Songs: Lyrics on the melody or melody of the lyrics?](https://acoustics.org/4amua1-songs-lyrics-on-the-melody-or-melody-of-the-lyrics-archi-banerjee/) - The present work attempts to answer questions using songs from different genres of Indian music.
- [1aBAb1 - Acoustic intra-body communication using semi-guided waves through human body tissues](https://acoustics.org/1abab1-acoustic-intra-body-communication-using-semi-guided-waves-through-human-body-issues/) - Researchers explore the possibility of using ultrasounds for the communication between devices attached on the body.
- [4aMU5 - Do Lyrics help individuals to sing in tune?](https://acoustics.org/4amu5-do-lyrics-help-individuals-to-sing-in-tune/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Do Lyrics help individuals to sing in tune? Simin Soleimanifar- simins2@illinois.eduHannah E. Staisloff- staislo22@illinois.eduJustin M. Aronoff – jaronoff@illinois.edu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,901 South SixthUrbana-Champaign, IL 61820 Popular version of paper ‘4aMU5 – Do lyrics help individuals to sing
- [A moth’s ear inspires directional passive acoustic structures](https://acoustics.org/a-moths-ear-inspires-directional-passive-acoustic-structures/) - Scientists often look to nature for novel solutions. Insects like the moth face the challenge of directional hearing at small scales.
- [2aNS7 - Directional Processing in Assessment of Wind Turbine Noise](https://acoustics.org/2ans7-directional-processing-in-assessment-of-wind-turbine-noise/) - Assessments of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) noise are required to comply with the US Environmental Agency and local governments and avoid legal action that may result of non-compliant operation.
- [2aPAa6 - Boom Buh-Boom! A brief analysis of a Falcon-9 booster landing](https://acoustics.org/2apaa6-boom-buh-boom-a-brief-analysis-of-a-falcon-9-booster-landing/) - ...this is the Falcon-9 unique “triple sonic boom” caused by its unique geometry and flight profile while it was still high above you
- [3pSCb1 - Sound Teaching Online During COVID19](https://acoustics.org/3pscb1-sound-teaching-online-during-covid19-anne-c-balant/) - These kits had been in use for several years in an online post-baccalaureate program that prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology when the COVID19 pandemic radically changed the undergraduate on-campus version the course.
- [3pNS3 - Design of an Electric Vehicle Warning Sound System to Minimize Noise Pollution](https://acoustics.org/3pns3-design-of-an-electric-vehicle-warning-sound-system-to-minimize-noise-pollution-nikolaos-kournoutos/) - Electric vehicles are rather quiet when compared to their internal combustion counterparts, and this has sparked concern
- [4pAAa1 - Auditory Illusions of Supernatural Spirits: Archaeological Evidence and Experimental Results](https://acoustics.org/auditory-illusions-of-supernatural-spirits-archaeological-evidence-and-experimental-results-steven-j-waller/) - Sound reflection, whisper galleries, reverberation, ricochets, and interference patterns were perceived in the past as eerie sounds attributed to invisible echo spirits, thunder gods, ghosts, and sound-absorbing bodies
- [4pAAa2 - Uncanny Acoustics: Phantom Instrument Guides at Ancient Chavín de Huántar, Peru](https://acoustics.org/4paaa2-uncanny-acoustics-phantom-instrument-guides-at-ancient-chavin-de-huantar-peru-miriam-kolar-ph-d/) - How, by whom, and in what cultural contexts were these instruments played at ancient Chavín de Huántar, Peru
- [Acoustical Society of America Announces Winners of Science Communication Awards](https://acoustics.org/acoustical-society-of-america-announces-winners-of-science-communication-awards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TITLE” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Acoustical Society of America Announces Winners of Science Communication Awards [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”PRESS RELEASE” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Melville, June 28, 2023 – The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is
- [2aBAb2 - Feasibility of using ultrasound with microbubbles to purify cell lines for immunotherapy application](https://acoustics.org/2abab2-feasibility-of-using-ultrasound-with-microbubbles-to-purify-cell-lines-for-immunotherapy-application-thomas-matula/) - Cells are isolated and sorted for a variety of diagnostic (e.g., blood tests) and therapeutic (e.g., stem cells, immunotherapy) applications, as well as for general research.
- [Smartphone Apps and Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/smartphone-apps-and-acoustics/) - Acoustic apps like SoundPrint, NoiseCapture, and the NIOSH Sound Level Meter can get people to contribute to research and educate people about acoustics.
- [September 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/september-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The September JASA Express Letters cover features an image that depicts the horizontal line array beam output power in sine of the arrival angle and time.
- [September 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/september-2023-jasa-cover/) - The September cover of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) is now available and it features exciting new research from the past month!​
- [August 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/august-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The August JASA Express Letters cover features “Basin scale coherence of Kauai-Beacon m-sequence transmissions received at Wake Island and Monterey, CA.”
- [August 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/august-2023-jasa-cover/) - The August cover of JASA is now available and it features an image inspired by “Addressing diversity in speech science courses.”
- [July 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/july-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The July JASA Express Letters cover features a figure that depicts amplitude and phase distributions for two different arrays at ranges of 100 and 1000 m.
- [July 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/july-2023-jasa-cover/) - The July cover of JASA features “Acoustic scattering by smooth elastic cylinders insonified by directional transceivers: Monostatic theory and experiments”
- [June 2023 JASA Express Letters Cover](https://acoustics.org/june-2023-jasa-express-letters-cover/) - The June JASA Express Letters cover image features a figure that depicts cloaked regions for various source distributions.
- [May covers](https://acoustics.org/may-covers/) - The May covers of JASA and JASA Express Letters are now available and feature exciting new research from this past month!
- [June 2023 JASA Cover](https://acoustics.org/june-2023-jasa-cover/) - The June cover of JASA is now available and it features Figure 11 of “Simulation of acoustic reflection and backscatter from arctic sea-ice.”
- [Science Communication Award 2017-2018](https://acoustics.org/science-communication-award-2017-2018/) - Quincy Whitney, Noel Hanna, Dallas Taylor and Kevin Edds, all receive the ASA Science Communication Award for excellent presentation of acoustics .
- [Science Writers Award Winners 1999](https://acoustics.org/science-writers-award-winners-1999/) - How We Localize Sound, New Scientist Series, Soundworks
- [Science Writing Awards 2011 - 2012](https://acoustics.org/science-writing-awards-2011-2012/) - Archaeologist of Sound, The Sounds of the Stars
- [Popular Publications Posts – September](https://acoustics.org/popular-publications-posts-september/) - This month, the popular social media posts were all related to the latest volume of Acoustics Today (AT), which was published online early in September.
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Music Mixing for Listeners with Hearing Impairment](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-music-mixing-for-listeners-with-hearing-impairment/) - In this episode of Across Acoustics, we talk to Aravindan Joseph Benjamin and Kai Siedenburg
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Reconsidering Classic Ideas in Speech Communication](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-reconsidering-classic-ideas-in-speech-communication/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Most researchers know the seminal articles that have impacted their field. Sometimes, though, the research in those articles can get misinterpreted or exaggerated, and those misunderstandings can take hold and reappear year after
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Quieter Airplane Landings](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-quieter-airplane-landings/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The annoyance caused by airplane noise can have adverse effects on those living near airports. Can anything be done when the plane lands to mitigate the noise? In this episode, we talk to Anders Johansson (Royal Institute of Technology,
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Do Bats Change Their Calls Depending on the Weather?](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-do-bats-change-their-calls-depending-on-the-weather/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Researchers know that bats will alter the calls they use for echolocation depending on their task or environment. In this episode, we talk to Léna de Framond and Holger R. Goerlitz of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology about
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: ASA Standards](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-asa-standards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Besides hosting exciting meetings and publishing the latest in acoustics research, the Acoustical Society of America has another branch: ASA Standards! In this episode, we talk to Stephen Lind, Director of ASA Standards, Donald Peterson (Northern Illinois University) and
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: How Loud is NASA’s Space Launch System?](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-how-loud-is-nasas-space-launch-system/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The answer: As loud as 40 million bowls of Rice Krispies. In this episode, we talk with Kent Gee of Brigham Young University about his recent research trip to measure the launch acoustics of NASA’s Artemis-I mission,
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Noise-Induced Hearing Disorders](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-noise-induced-hearing-disorders/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Noise can damage hearing in numerous ways: hearing loss, tinnitus, difficulty hearing in noisy settings, as well as other sound detection or sound processing deficits. In this episode, we talk to Colleen Le Prell (UT Dallas School of Behavioral
- [Popular Publications Posts – August](https://acoustics.org/popular-publications-posts-august/) - We’re coming to the end of August, which means it’s time to review popular posts from our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages.
- [Popular Publications Posts - July](https://acoustics.org/popular-publications-posts-july/) - Welcome to the first monthly roundup of popular publication highlights from ASA social media accounts!
- [New Technical Area Picks](https://acoustics.org/new-technical-area-picks/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Every three months, we ask four Technical Committee (TC) chairs to select one article from the past nine months that they think is a representative of their TC’s published work over that time period. The newest round of Technical Area
- [Fall Issue of Acoustics Today now out!](https://acoustics.org/fall-issue-of-acoustics-today-now-out/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The fall issue of Acoustics Today is now out! The cover features a drawing of the Riverbank Laboratories with a detailed view of the reverberation chamber (image credit: courtesy of JSTOR and Eric Wolfram, Riverbank
- [New Across Acoustics Episode: Do Shrews Echolocate?](https://acoustics.org/new-across-acoustics-episode-do-shrews-echolocate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] We know that dolphins and bats echolocate, but less is known about the ultrasonic vocalizations of other animals– including the northern short-tailed shrew. Some suggest they don’t even make ultrasonic vocalizations at all, but instead produce noise when they
- [Call for Papers for JASA and JASA Express Letters](https://acoustics.org/call-for-papers-for-jasa-and-jasa-express-letters/) - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and JASA Express Letters are partnering for joint Special Issues.
- [3aPA8 - Using arrays of air-filled resonators to reduce underwater man-made noise](https://acoustics.org/using-arrays-of-air-filled-resonators-to-reduce-underwater-man-made-noise/) - The key idea behind our approach is that our air-filled resonator in water behaves like a mass on a spring, and hence it vibrates in response to an excitation.
- [2aSP5 - Using Automatic Speech Recognition to Identify Dementia in Early Stages](https://acoustics.org/2asp5-using-automatic-speech-recognition-to-identify-dementia-in-early-stages-roozbeh-sadeghian-j-david-schaffer-and-stephen-a-zahorian/) - There are good indications that dementia can be characterized by several aphasias (defects in the use of speech).
- [2aSC7 -  Effects of aging on speech breathing](https://acoustics.org/2asc7-effects-of-aging-on-speech-breathing-simone-graetzer-phd-eric-j-hunter-phd/) - Our study attempted to identify the normal speech and respiratory changes that accompany aging in healthy individuals.
- [4aPPa24 - Effects of meaningful or meaningless noise on psychological impression for annoyance and selective attention to stimuli during intellectual task](https://acoustics.org/effects-of-meaningful-or-meaningless-noise-on-psychological-impression-for-annoyance-and-selective-attention-to-stimuli-during-intellectual-task-takahiro-tamesue/) - the impact of meaningless and meaningful noises on selective attention and cognitive performance in volunteers were investigated
- [1aNS3 - Low-frequency sound control by means of bio-inspired and fractal designs](https://acoustics.org/1ans3-low-frequency-sound-control-by-means-of-bio-inspired-and-fractal-designs-anastasiia-o-krushynska/) - Researchers develop labyrinthine acoustic metamaterials inspired by the structure of spider webs or arranged along fractal space-filling curves.
- [4aMU6 - How Strings Sound Like Metal: The Illusion of the Duck-Herders Musical Cape](https://acoustics.org/4amu6-how-strings-sound-like-metal-the-illusion-of-the-duck-herders-musical-cape-indraswari-kusumaningtyas/) - The illusive sound of the bundengan is produced by plucking a set of strings equipped with small bamboo clips and a number of long, thin bamboo plates fitted on the resonating dome
- [1pMU4: Reproducing tonguing strategies in single-reed woodwinds using an artificial blowing machine](https://acoustics.org/1pmu4-reproducing-tonguing-strategies-in-single-reed-woodwinds-using-an-artificial-blowing-machine-montserrat-pamies-vila/) - The interest of the current study is to mimic these tonguing techniques using an artificial setup, where the vibration of the reed and the motion of the tongue can be observed.
- [3pID3 - Hot topics in a warming ocean: How acoustical oceanography can help monitor climate change](https://acoustics.org/3pid3-hot-topics-in-a-warming-ocean-how-acoustical-oceanography-can-help-monitor-climate-change-gabriel-r-venegas/) - Showcasing the work of many acoustical oceanographers that have made valuable contributions to aid in climate change related monitoring
- [Logos & Sharable Images](https://acoustics.org/logos-sharable-images/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”] IYS and ASA Combined Logo Link to ASA Brand Toolkit Link to ASA Brand Guideines Media contact for ASA’s IYS details: kjones@acousticalsociety.org Social media handles IYS hashtags: #IYS2020 [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][pdf-embedder url=”https://acoustics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/docs_Poster-v10.pdf”
- [2aAA10 - Developing A New Method for Analyzing Room Acoustics Based on Auralization “How can a room shape your voice?” ](https://acoustics.org/2aaa-developing-a-new-method-for-analyzing-room-acoustics-based-on-auralization-how-can-a-room-shape-your-voice/) - A room is modeled, an impulse response (IR) that captures the room’s acoustic features is generated, and an auralization is created by shaping the voice recording based on the sound signature of the simulated room, a process called convolution.
- [International Year of Sound Events Explore Acoustics from Sounds of the Sacred to Oceanography](https://acoustics.org/international-year-of-sound-events-explore-acoustics-from-sounds-of-the-sacred-to-oceanography-2/) - Sound, from clashing symbols to the whisper of burning incense, is essential to the worship experience.
- [Speaker Update: International Year of Sound Event to Explore Acoustics of Steelpan Music](https://acoustics.org/speaker-update-international-year-of-sound-event-to-explore-acoustics-of-steelpan-music/) - Andrew Morrison to present on making meaning from acoustical data
- [1aABa1 - Ending the day with a song: patterns of calling behavior in a species of rockfish](https://acoustics.org/1aaba1-ending-the-day-with-a-song-patterns-of-calling-behavior-in-a-species-of-rockfish-annebelle-kok/) - not much is known about rockfish calling behavior, a stark contrast to what we’ve learned about bird calling behavior.
- [4aBA13 - In-vivo assessment of lymph nodes using quantitative ultrasound on a clinical scanner: a preliminary study](https://acoustics.org/4aba13-in-vivo-assessment-of-lymph-nodes-using-quantitative-ultrasound-on-a-clinical-scanner-a-preliminary-study/) - Researchers are using an ultrasonography technique called quantitative ultrasound (QUS) to assess lymph nodes in vivo and determine if metastatic cells are present without the need for biopsy.
- [Warmer Climate Could Cause Puerto Rico’s Frogs to Croak #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/warmer-climate-could-cause-puerto-ricos-frogs-to-croak-asa184/) - Rising temperatures leave their mark in the distinctive calls of the coqui frog.
- [1pSC2 - Deciding to go (or not to go) to the party may depend as much on your memory as on your hearing](https://acoustics.org/1psc2-deciding-to-go-or-not-to-go-to-the-party-may-depend-as-much-on-your-memory-as-on-your-hearing-kathy-pichora-fuller-sherri-smith/) - Understanding conversation in noisy everyday situations can be a challenge for listeners, especially individuals who are older and/or hard-of-hearing.
- [Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) - Promoting Global Reach through Cosponsored Meetings](https://acoustics.org/proceedings-of-meetings-on-acoustics-poma-promoting-global-reach-through-cosponsored-meetings/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_team_member name=”Helen Wall Murray” position=”POMA Manuscript Manager” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]helenwallmurray@acousticalsociety.org [/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] It has been a long-standing tradition that the ASA offers cosponsorship and financial support to non-ASA meetings dedicated to acoustics-related topics and research. The Executive
- [Introducing Propagations](https://acoustics.org/introducing-propagations/) - Welcome to Propagations, ASA Publications’ blog! This site will act as a repository of the latest happenings from ASA Publications. On this site, you’ll find posts about… Exciting new research—including articles our editors’ loved, content that’s been trending on social media, and articles that have made the news Publications office news like calls for papers, journal covers, and profiles of new editors Technical Area Picks selected by the chairs of ASA’s technical committees from JASA content published over the past year The latest episodes of Across Acoustics, our podcast Special meeting-related content Acoustics-themed crosswords and other puzzles
- [ASA Meetings and publishing](https://acoustics.org/asa-meetings-and-publishing/) - Did you know that by attending and presenting at Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meetings, you unlock different publishing benefits?
- [POMA Captures Meeting Momentum](https://acoustics.org/poma-captures-meeting-momentum/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Helen Wall Murray” position=”POMA Manuscript Manager” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]helenwallmurray@acousticalsociety.org [/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) is a benefit to all ASA Meeting attendees, not just because it offers a rapid publication path for articles based on presentations and
- [Summer Issue of Acoustics Today now out!](https://acoustics.org/summer-issue-of-acoustics-today-now-out/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The summer issue of Acoustics Today is in the mail, just in time for you to pack it on your next trip to the beach! The cover features an illustration of the gravitational waves emanating from binary black holes,
- [Science Communication Award: 2023](https://acoustics.org/science-communication-award-2023/) - Now accepting nominations for Science Communication Awards for entries created in 2021-2022! If you saw, heard, or created something, please nominate it!
- [Call for Nominations – Acoustical Society of America Science Communication Awards](https://acoustics.org/call-for-nominations-acoustical-society-of-america-science-communication-awards/) - The ASA Public Relations Committee offers Science Communication Awards to recognize excellence in the presentation of acoustics to a popular audience.
- [Turning Up Ocean Temperature & Volume - Underwater Soundscapes in a Changing Climate](https://acoustics.org/turning-up-ocean-temperature-volume-underwater-soundscapes-in-a-changing-climate/) - Climate change is shifting ocean environments, and those warming temperatures may lead to louder soundscape contributions from marine biology.
- [1aAB11 - A New Dimension to Bat Biosonar](https://acoustics.org/a-new-dimension-to-bat-biosonar/) - Bat biosonar has only one emitting element, in some bat species this is the mouth and in other, nasally emitting species, the nose
- [A virtual reality system to ‘test drive’ hearing aids in real-world settings](https://acoustics.org/a-virtual-reality-system-to-test-drive-hearing-aids-in-real-world-settings/) - Researchers have created a virtual reality system that lets patients at audiology clinics 'test drive' what hearing aids will sound like in the places where they need them the most, such as noisy restaurants, reverberant places of worship, or even outdoors.
- [Beyond Necessity, Hearing Aids Bring Enjoyment Through Music #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/beyond-necessity-hearing-aids-bring-enjoyment-through-music-asa184/) - Hearing aids aren’t particularly good at preserving the sound quality of music – but some manufacturers do better than others.
- [1aSC9 - Challenges when using mobile phone speech recordings as evidence in a court of law](https://acoustics.org/challenges-when-using-mobile-phone-speech-recordings-as-evidence-in-a-court-of-law-balamurali-b-t-nair/) - The process of comparing voice samples and then presenting the outcome to a court of law is technically known as forensic voice comparison.
- [Improving pitch sensitivity by cochlear-implant users](https://acoustics.org/improving-pitch-sensitivity-by-cochlear-implant-users/) - Animal studies are pointing to ways to improve pitch perception by users of cochlear implants.
- [1pABa2 - Could wind turbine noise interfere with greater prairie chicken (tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) courtship?](https://acoustics.org/1paba2-could-wind-turbine-noise-interfere-with-greater-prairie-chicken-tympanuchus-cupido-pinnatus-courtship-edward-j-walsh-joann-mcgee/) - Researchers are interested in what Greater Prairie Chickens can hear because wind energy developments are encroaching onto their habitat
- [I know what you did last winter: Bowhead whale unusual winter presence in the Beaufort Sea](https://acoustics.org/i-know-what-you-did-last-winter-bowhead-whale-unusual-winter-presence-in-the-beaufort-sea/) - First evidence of bowhead whales breaking their annual migration pattern in 2018-2019 were found overwintering at their summer foraging ground in the western Canadian Arctic, an anomaly associated to low sea ice.
- [On Bleats, in the Year of the Sheep](https://acoustics.org/on-bleats-in-the-year-of-the-sheep/) - A bleat is usually defined as the cry of a sheep or goat but they are just two voices in a large worldwide animal chorus that we are just starting to understand.
- [1pAB4 - Size Matters To Engineers, But Not To Bats](https://acoustics.org/1pab4-size-matters-to-engineers-but-not-to-bats-rolf-muller/) - Crunching the numbers revealed profound differences between the way engineers approach sonar and the way bats do.
- [2pAB8 - Blind as a bat? Evidence suggests bats use vision to supplement echolocation in presence of ambient light](https://acoustics.org/blind-as-a-bat-evidence-suggests-bats-use-vision-to-supplement-echolocation-in-presence-of-ambient-light-kathryn-a-mcgowan/) - Previous studies have demonstrated that vision in bats influences flight behavior, which suggests bats may combine vision and echolocation to sense their environment
- [Fish & Shrimp & Seals, Oh My! Soundscapes of Hawaiian monk seal habitats are dominated by biophony](https://acoustics.org/fish-shrimp-seals-oh-my-soundscapes-of-hawaiian-monk-seal-habitats-are-dominated-by-biophony/) - Soundscapes of Hawaiian monk seal habitats are dominated by biophony - Biological sources dominate the underwater soundscapes at critical habitats of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
- [2023 Award and Prize Recipients](https://acoustics.org/2023-award-and-prize-recipients/) - Congratulations to the Acoustical Society of America 2023 Award and Prize Recipients!
- [High school students win special awards for acoustics science projects](https://acoustics.org/high-school-students-win-special-awards-for-acoustics-science-projects/) - The Acoustical Society of America presented four special awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2023
- [IYS Press Releases](https://acoustics.org/iys-press-releases/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] IYS Press Releases [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://acoustics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/image001.png” title_text=”image001″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_blog include_categories=”217″ show_thumbnail=”off” show_author=”off” show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blog][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [3aSPb5 - Improving Headphone Spatialization: Fixing a problem you’ve learned to accept](https://acoustics.org/3aspb5-improving-headphone-spatialization-fixing-a-problem-youve-learned-to-accept/) - When a legacy stereo mix is played on headphones, all instruments or voices in that piece get placed in between the listener’s ears, inside of their head. This not only is unnatural and fatiguing for the listener, but is detrimental toward the original placement of the instruments in that musical piece.
- [Experimental demonstration of under ice acoustic communication](https://acoustics.org/experimental-demonstration-of-under-ice-acoustic-communication/) - The winter of Harbin is quite cold with an average temperature of -20o C to -30o C in January. An under ice acoustic communication experiment was done in Songhua River, Harbin, China in January 2015. The Songhua River is a river in Northeast China, and is the largest tributary of the Heilong River, flowing about
- [Upcoming U.S. IYS / ASA Events in 2020](https://acoustics.org/upcoming-u-s-iys-asa-events-in-2020/) - Upcoming ASA Events in 2020 celebrating the International Year of Sound
- [IYS Opening Ceremony](https://acoustics.org/iys-opening-ceremony/) - Kick Off International Year of Sound with U.S. Opening Ceremony at American Center for Physics on Feb. 13
- [INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SOUND 2020 EXTENDS INTO 2021](https://acoustics.org/international-year-of-sound-2020-extends-into-2021/) - Extend the celebration of the IYS 2020 into the year 2021
- [Video: More than Babies, Ultrasound Used to Deliver Drugs, Treat Tremors](https://acoustics.org/video-more-than-babies-ultrasound-used-to-deliver-drugs-treat-tremors/) - First used to sniff out submarines, technology expands biomedical acoustic uses
- [Parents & Teachers: International Competition Encourages Virtual Learning for K-12 Students Inspired by Sounds of the World](https://acoustics.org/parents-teachers-international-competition-encourages-virtual-learning-for-k-12-students-inspired-by-sounds-of-the-world/) - National competition submissions are accepted from individual students, organized groups and whole classes throughout 2020 due to coronavirus concerns
- [International Year of Sound Virtual Speaker Series Begins with Music](https://acoustics.org/international-year-of-sound-virtual-speaker-series-begins-with-music/) - Playing with sound
- [International Year of Sound Virtual Speaker Series Focuses on Tone of Your Voice](https://acoustics.org/international-year-of-sound-virtual-speaker-series-focuses-on-tone-of-your-voice/) - Focuses on Tone of Your Voice It’s in the Tone: The Acoustics of Social Judgments and Linguistic Profiling
- [7 December 2020 - IYS International Student Competition – EXTENSION](https://acoustics.org/7-december-2020-iys-international-student-competition-extension/) - Student Competition Updates
- [Solar-Powered Balloons Detect Mysterious Sounds in the Stratosphere #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/solar-powered-balloons-detect-mysterious-sounds-in-the-stratosphere-asa184/) - Inexpensive and easy to build, data collecting balloons capture low-frequency sound in the Earth’s atmosphere.
- [1aBAb9 - Extracting Human Skull Properties by Using Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence](https://acoustics.org/1abab9-extracting-human-skull-properties-by-using-ultrasound-and-artificial-intelligence/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Extracting Human Skull Properties by Using Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence Churan He1– churanh2@illinois.eduYun Jing2 – jing.yun@psu.eduAiguo Han1 – han51@illinois.edu 1. Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringThe University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign306 North Wright StreetUrbana, IL
- [1aBAb12 - Novel use of a lung ultrasound sensor for monitoring lung conditions](https://acoustics.org/1abab12-novel-use-of-a-lung-ultrasound-sensor-for-monitoring-lung-conditions/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Novel use of a lung ultrasound sensor for monitoring lung conditions Tanya Khokhlova – tdk7@uw.eduAdam Maxwell – amax38@uw.eduGilles Thomas – gthom@uw.eduJeff Thiel – jt43@uw.eduAlex Peek – apeek@uw.eduBryan Cunitz – bwc@uw.eduMichael Bailey – mbailey@uw.eduKyle Steinbock – kyles96@uw.eduLayla
- [3aPA8 - A Midsummer Flights Dream: Detecting Earthquakes from Solar Balloons](https://acoustics.org/3apa8-a-midsummer-flights-dream-detecting-earthquakes-from-solar-balloons/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] A Midsummer Flights Dream: Detecting Earthquakes from Solar Balloons Leo Martire (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA) – leo.martire@jpl.nasa.govSiddharth Krishnamoorthy (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,
- [1pABb6 - Eavesdropping on a bald eagle breeding pair](https://acoustics.org/1pabb6-eavesdropping-on-a-bald-eagle-breeding-pair/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] JoAnn McGee – mcgeej@umn.eduVA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA 92357Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science,University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN 55455 Peggy B. Nelson – nelso477@umn.eduDepartment of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and the Center for Applied and
- [1pNS1 - Innovative Solutions for Acoustic Disturbances Occurring in Slender Buildings](https://acoustics.org/1pns-innovative-solutions-for-acoustic-disturbances-occurring-in-slender-buildings/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Bonnie Schnitta – bonnie@soundsense.comSean Harkin – sean@soundsense.comPatrick Murray – patrick@soundsense.comCollin Champagne – collin@soundsense.comjeremy Newman – jeremy@soundsense.com SoundSense, LLC39 Industrial Rd, Unit 6PO Box 1360Wainscott, NY 11975 Popular version of paper ‘1pNS1 – Innovative solutions
- [ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Chicago, May 9 #ASA184](https://acoustics.org/asa-press-conferences-livestreamed-from-chicago-may-9-asa184/) - Media invited to in-person and virtual presentations about communicating with artificial intelligence, listening to the world’s largest tree, achieving linguistic justice for African American English, making music from ocean data, and other topics.
- [What parts of the brain are stimulated by cochlear implants in children with one deprived ear?](https://acoustics.org/what-parts-of-the-brain-are-stimulated-by-cochlear-implants-in-children-with-one-deprived-ear/) - Studies demonstrate brain changes occur in children with unilateral hearing/deprivation.
- [Diving into the Deep End: Exploring an Extraterrestrial Ocean](https://acoustics.org/diving-into-the-deep-end-exploring-an-extraterrestrial-ocean/) - The drive to explore extreme ocean environments could provide evidence of life beyond Earth, since where there is water, life is possible.
- [What is a webchuck?](https://acoustics.org/what-is-a-webchuck/) - Take all of computer music, advances in programming digital sound, the web and web browsers and create an enjoyable playground for sound exploration.
- [There is a way to differently define the acoustic environment](https://acoustics.org/there-is-a-way-to-differently-define-the-acoustic-environment/) - We hear sound wherever we are, on buses, in streets, cafeterias, museums, universities, halls, churches, mosques, etc. How we describe sound environments (soundscapes) changes according to our different experiences throughout our lives. Based on this, we wonder how people delineate sound environments and, thus how they perceive them.
- [The ability to differentiate between talkers based on their voice cues changes with age](https://acoustics.org/the-ability-to-differentiate-between-talkers-based-on-their-voice-cues-changes-with-age/) - The present study demonstrates that both young children and older adults aren’t as good at voice discrimination compared to young adults.
- [Acoustics should be a bigger piece in the building decarbonization puzzle](https://acoustics.org/acoustics-should-be-a-bigger-piece-in-the-building-decarbonization-puzzle/) - Building design is increasingly influenced by reducing its carbon footprint; yet research has shown that acoustics can be directly impacted by sustainable design goals. Read more on acoustics.org.
- [Mapping the directional elasticity in living human skin with air-coupled ultrasound and light](https://acoustics.org/mapping-the-directional-elasticity-in-living-human-skin-with-a-combination-of-air-coupled-ultrasound/) - A combination of air-coupled ultrasound and light is used for fully noncontact, non-invasive mapping of directional elasticity in human skin. This may lead to important innovations in skin care and reduce unintended outcomes from surgical interventions.
- [How loud is traffic near you?](https://acoustics.org/how-loud-is-traffic-near-you/) - Vehicles are loud, and we hear them all the time. But how loud is it near your home, or at the park across town?
- [Using ultrasound as an antibody in Alzheimer’s and as a drug dose enhancer in cancer patients](https://acoustics.org/using-ultrasound-as-an-antibody-in-alzheimers-and-as-a-drug-dose-enhancer-in-cancer-patients/) - The ultrasound system presented is versatile, does not require a dedicated MR system or to be performed in the MR scanner unlike other systems and the entire procedure can last less than 30 min from start to finish. Ultrasound can thus be used alone or in conjunction with a drug in order to change the current dire landscape of treatment of brain disease.
- [1pEA7 - Oscillations of drag-reducing air pocket under fast boat hull](https://acoustics.org/1pea7-oscillations-of-drag-reducing-air-pocket-under-fast-boat-hull/) - By injecting air under the hull bottom with a special recess and maintaining a thin but large-area air pocket, total boat drag can be decreased by up to 30%.
- [2pCA8 - Sonic boom propagation using an improved ray tracing technique](https://acoustics.org/2pca8-sonic-boom-propagation-using-an-improved-ray-tracing-technique/) - A computationally efficient prediction tool that can predict the impact of sonic booms in urban areas would be a useful tool for researchers and legislators.
- [1pPA1 - Ammonia chemistry: Sounds better with ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/1ppa1-ammonia-chemistry-sounds-better-with-ultrasound/) - Researchers show that cavitation bubbles created by ultrasonic irradiation of aqueous ammonia at a high frequency, act as micro-reactors to activate and convert ammonia to amino species
- [2aBAb1 - Using ultrasound imaging to predict type1 diabetes development](https://acoustics.org/2abab1-using-ultrasound-imaging-to-predict-type1-diabetes-development/) - It is challenging to predict if an individual will get type1 diabetes and when, limiting the ability to intervene early.
- [2pUW2 - Pacific Echo: A deep ocean collaborative experiment](https://acoustics.org/2puw2-pacific-echo-a-deep-ocean-collaborative-experiment/) - The experimental programme, Pacific Echo, was a collaboration between researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington and the Canadian Defence Research Establishment Pacific in Victoria.
- [2aPAb - Ultrasound technology to remove kidney stones](https://acoustics.org/2apab-ultrasound-technology-to-remove-kidney-stones/) - This technology can be used to trap small kidney stones or stone fragments and move them from the kidney collection areas toward the kidney exit without surgery.
- [3aSC4 - Effects of two-talker child speech on novel word learning in preschool-age children](https://acoustics.org/3asc4-effects-of-two-talker-child-speech-on-novel-word-learning-in-preschool-age-children/) - Researchers are testing children’s ability to learn and remember unfamiliar words either in quiet and in a noise condition when two other children are talking in the background.
- [4aAAa1 - Speech-in-noise recognition as both an experience- and signal-dependent process](https://acoustics.org/speech-in-noise-recognition-as-both-an-experience-and-signal-dependent-process-ann-bradlow/) - Real-world speech understanding in naturally “crowded” auditory soundscapes is a complex operation that acts upon an integrated speech-plus-noise signal.
- [5aNS5 - Acoustic absorption of green roof samples commercially available in southern Brazil](https://acoustics.org/acoustic-absorption-of-green-roof-samples-commercially-available-in-southern-brazil-stephan-paul/) - Analysing the way green roofs are usually constructed suggests that they may have also two interesting acoustical properties: sound insulation and sound absorption
- [1aAB4 - What does a Greater Prairie-Chicken sound like? It’s not your typical cock-a-doodle-doo!](https://acoustics.org/what-does-a-greater-prairie-chicken-sound-like-its-not-your-typical-cock-a-doodle-doo-cara-whalen/) - The Greater Prairie-Chicken lives on the prairies of central North America and vocalization plays an important role in mating choice.
- [5aNS6 - The Perceived Annoyance of Urban Soundscapes](https://acoustics.org/the-perceived-annoyance-of-urban-soundscapes-adam-craig/) - This research addresses the limitations of current noise assessment methods by taking into account the relationship between the acoustic environment and the emotional responses and behavioural characteristics of people living within it.
- [2pBA14 - Waves by Ultrasound help better Breast Cancer Diagnosis](https://acoustics.org/waves-by-ultrasound-help-better-breast-cancer-diagnosis-max-denis/) - A large number of patients with suspicious breast masses undergo biopsy, more than half of which turn out to be benign. To avoid such biopsies, one needs to use a modality that can better differentiate between the benign and malignant lesions.
- [Evaluating kidney stone size in children using the posterior acoustic shadow](https://acoustics.org/evaluating-kidney-stone-size-in-children-using-the-posterior-acoustic-shadow-franklin-c-lee/) - Researchers have identified a new technique to improve the accuracy of ultrasound stone sizing.
- [1pAA1 - Audible Simulation in the Canadian Parliament](https://acoustics.org/audible-simulation-in-the-canadian-parliament-ronald-eligator/) - A design team of acousticians, architects and sound system designers is working to ensure that speech within the Canadian Parliament
- [4pBA3 - Focusing Sound to Disrupt Microorganisms](https://acoustics.org/focusing-sound-to-disrupt-microorganisms-timothy-a-bigelow/) - Researchers hope to develop a noninvasive therapy to treat infections on medical implants based on ultrasound.
- [1aNS2 - How an acoustic metamaterial can make a better sound absorber](https://acoustics.org/how-an-acoustic-metamaterial-can-make-a-better-sound-absorber-matthew-d-guild/) - The use of densely packed sonic crystals was examined to demonstrate its applicability as a sound absorber.
- [Unlocking the Mystery of the Cervix](https://acoustics.org/cervical-assessment-with-quantitative-ultrasound-timothy-j-hall/) - it is unclear how the cervix knows when to soften, or what molecular signals initiate and control this process
- [4aSCb8 - How do kids communicate in challenging conditions?](https://acoustics.org/how-do-kids-communicate-in-challenging-conditions-valerie-hazan/) - Researchers investigated whether kids were able to make skilled adaptations when speaking in challenging conditions.
- [4pBA1 - Ultrasound Helps Detect Cancer Biomarkers](https://acoustics.org/ultrasound-helps-detect-cancer-biomarkers/) - the concept of “liquid biopsy” has emerged in recent years: the detection of nucleic acid cancer biomarkers, such as tumor-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA).
- [2aID11 - A transducer not to be ignored: The siren](https://acoustics.org/a-transducer-not-to-be-ignored-the-siren-j-d-maynard/) - The siren is a source of sound (or sound transducer) which captures our attention because we know it may emanate from a police vehicle, fire engine, tornado warning tower or other danger warning system.
- [Characterization of an electromagnetic lithotripter using transient acoustic holography](https://acoustics.org/characterization-of-an-electromagnetic-lithotripter-using-transient-acoustic-holography-oleg-a-sapozhnikov/) - Researchers use acoustic holography to characterize imaging probes, which generate short, transient pulses of ultrasound
- [2aSC8 - Some people are eager to be heard: anticipatory posturing in speech production](https://acoustics.org/some-people-are-eager-to-be-heard-anticipatory-posturing-in-speech-production-sam-tilsen/) - To examine how speakers control their vocal organs prior to speaking, this study used real-time magnetic resonance imaging of the vocal tract.
- [4aSCb16 - How your genes may help you learn another language](https://acoustics.org/how-your-genes-may-help-you-learn-another-language-han-gyol-yi/) - Researchers found that the native English speakers with the dopamine-promoting subtype of the COMT gene earned Mandarin Chinese speech sounds better...
- [2pSC14 - Improving the Accuracy of Automatic Detection of Emotions From Speech](https://acoustics.org/2psc14-improving-the-accuracy-of-automatic-detection-of-emotions-from-speech-reza-asadi-harriet-fell/) - In this study new combinations of acoustic feature sets were used to improve the performance of emotion recognition from speech.
- [Cardiovascular Effects of Noise on Man](https://acoustics.org/cardiovascular-effects-of-noise-on-man-wolfgang-babisch/) - Environmental noise from transportation noise sources, including road, rail and air traffic, is increasingly recognized as a significant public health issue.
- [4pAAa12 - Hearing voices in the high frequencies: What your cell phone isn’t telling you](https://acoustics.org/hearing-voices-in-the-high-frequencies-what-your-cell-phone-isnt-telling-you-brian-b-monson/) - A cell phone doesn’t transmit all of the sounds that the human voice creates. The voice can make sounds at very high frequencies.
- [2pAB9 - Vocal behavior of Southeast Alaskan humpback whales: context matters](https://acoustics.org/2pab9-vocal-behavior-of-southeast-alaskan-humpback-whales-context-matters-michelle-fournet/) - Humpbacks also produce a wide range of sounds throughout their range—purrs, shrieks, whups, moans, and more—that have received considerably less attention
- [5aMU1 - Understanding timbral effects of multi-resonator/generator systems of wind instruments in the context of western and non-western music](https://acoustics.org/5amu1-understanding-timbral-effects-of-multi-resonatorgenerator-systems-of-wind-instruments-in-the-context-of-western-and-non-western-music-jonas-braasch/) - Often neglected is the fact that there is a second resonator for all wind instruments coupled to the tone generator – the vocal cavity
- [3aBA5 - Fabricating Blood Vessels with Ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/3aba5-fabricating-blood-vessels-with-ultrasound-diane-dalecki-ph-d-eric-s-comeau-m-s-denise-c-hocking-ph-d/) - research is underway to develop new ultrasound technologies to control and enhance the fabrication of artificial tissues
- [2aPP6 - Emergence of Spoken Language in Deaf Children Receiving a Cochlear Implant](https://acoustics.org/emergence-of-spoken-language-in-deaf-children-receiving-a-cochlear-implant-geers/) - Before the advent of Cochlear Implants (CI), children who were born profoundly deaf acquired spoken language and literacy skills with great difficulty and over many years of intensive education.
- [2pNSb - A smartphone noise meter app in every pocket?](https://acoustics.org/2pnsb-a-smartphone-noise-meter-app-in-every-pocket-chucri-a-kardous-peter-b-shaw/) - The ubiquity of smartphones and the sophistication of current sound measurement applications (app) present a great opportunity to revolutionize the way we look at noise and its effects on our hearing and overall health.
- [Monitoring deep ocean temperatures using low-frequency ambient noise](https://acoustics.org/monitoring-deep-ocean-temperatures-using-low-frequency-ambient-noise-katherine-woolfe-karim-g-sabra/) - Researchers demonstrated the feasibility of a passive acoustic thermometry method use in the deep oceans, using only recordings of low-frequency (f~10 Hz) ambient noise propagating along the SOFAR channel.
- [4pAB3 - Can a spider "sing"? If so, who might be listening?](https://acoustics.org/4pab3-can-a-spider-sing-if-so-who-might-be-listening-alexander-l-sweger-george-w-uetz/) - While species like crickets & katydids have evolved structures for producing sound, the wolf spider is vibrating structures in the environment to create sound.
- [2aNSa1 - Soundscape will tune an acoustic environment through peoples’ mind](https://acoustics.org/2ansa1-soundscape-will-tune-an-acoustic-environment-through-peoples-mind-brigitte-schulte-fortkamp/) - Soundscape offers the opportunity for multidisciplinary working, bringing together science, medicine, social studies and the arts – combined, crucially, with analysis, advice and feedback from the ‘users of the space’ as the primary ‘experts’ of any environment – to find creative and responsive solutions for protection of living places and to enhance the quality of life.
- [5aMU3 - The Origins of Building Acoustics for Theatre and Music Performances](https://acoustics.org/the-origins-of-building-acoustics-for-theatre-and-music-performances-john-mourjopoulos/) - The ancient open amphitheatres and the roofed odeia of the Greek-Roman era present the earliest public buildings designed for effective communication of theatrical and music performances
- [2aSC - Speech: An eye and ear affair!](https://acoustics.org/2asc-speech-an-eye-and-ear-affair-pamela-trudeau-fisette-lucie-menard/) - Despite the fact that blind speakers learn to produce intelligible speech, they do not quite speak like sighted speakers do.
- [2aNSa - Soundscapes and human restoration in green urban areas](https://acoustics.org/2ansa-soundscapes-and-human-restoration-in-green-urban-areas-irene-van-kamp-elise-van-kempen-hanneke-kruize-wim-swart/) - Researchers explore the role of sound in the process which leads from access and use of green space to restoration and health.
- [3aSA11 - Hollow vs. Foam-filled racket: Feel-good vibrations](https://acoustics.org/3asa11-hollow-vs-foam-filled-racket-feel-good-vibrations-kritika-vayur-dr-daniel-a-russell/) - A solid foam-filled graphite tennis racket design claims to reduce the risk of injury
- [2pED - Sound education for the deaf and hard of hearing](https://acoustics.org/2ped-sound-education-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-cameron-vongsawadmark-berardi-kent-gee-tracianne-neilsen-jeannette-lawler/) - The deaf and hard of hearing have less intuition with sound but are no strangers to the effects of pressure, vibrations, and other basic acoustical principles. Brigham Young University developed an acoustics demonstration program for visiting deaf students.
- [4aPP2 - Localizing Sound Sources when the Listener Moves: Vision Required](https://acoustics.org/4app2-localizing-sound-sources-when-the-listener-moves-vision-required-william-a-yost/) - These researchers are investigating sound source localization when the listener and/or the source move.
- [4aSC2 - Effects of language and music experience on speech perception](https://acoustics.org/4asc2-effects-of-language-and-music-experience-on-speech-perception-t-christina-zhao-patricia-k-kuhl/) - Listeners’ performance in speech perception tasks is influenced by their experience in either processing strategy. Here, we use lexical tone processing as a window to examine how extensive experience in both strategies influence speech perception.
- [2aAB7 - Nocturnal peace at a Conservation Center for Species Survival?](https://acoustics.org/2aab7-nocturnal-peace-at-a-conservation-center-for-species-survival-suzi-wiseman/) - This study analyzed the soundscape continuously recorded beside the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) enclosure at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center,
- [4aPA4 - Acoustic multi-pole source inversions of volcano infrasound](https://acoustics.org/4apa4-acoustic-multi-pole-source-inversions-of-volcano-infrasound-keehoon-kim/) - Volcanoes are outstanding natural sources of infrasound (low-frequency acoustic waves below 20 Hz). In the last few decades local infrasound networks have become an essential part of geophysical monitoring systems for volcanic activity.
- [1pAB6 - Long-lasting suppression of spontaneous firing in inferior colliculus neurons: implication to the residual inhibition of tinnitus](https://acoustics.org/1pab6-long-lasting-suppression-of-spontaneous-firing-in-inferior-colliculus-neurons-implication-to-the-residual-inhibition-of-tinnitus-a-v-galazyuk/) - Increased knowledge about residual inhibition may not only shed light on the cause of tinnitus, but also may open an opportunity to develop an effective tinnitus treatment.
- [3aSA7 - Characterizing defects with nonlinear acoustics](https://acoustics.org/3asa7-characterizing-defects-with-nonlinear-acoustics-pierre-yves-le-bas-brian-e-anderson-marcel-remillieux-lukasz-pieczonka-tj-ulrich/) - Nonlinear acoustics is extremely sensitive to tiny cracks and thus early damage.
- [4pEA4 - “See” subsurface soils using surface waves](https://acoustics.org/4pea4-see-subsurface-soils-using-surface-waves-zhiqu-lu/) - The information of this subsurface soil is required for agricultural, environmental, civil engineering, and military applications.
- [4aEA10 - Preliminary evaluation of the sound absorption coefficient of a thin coconut coir fiber panel for automotive applications](https://acoustics.org/4aea10-preliminary-evaluation-of-the-sound-absorption-coefficient-of-a-thin-coconut-coir-fiber-panel-for-automotive-applications-key-f-lima/) - This work compares the sound absorption coefficient between a thin coconut coir fiber panel and a composite panel made by fiberglass and expanded polyurethane foam
- [5aMU1 - The inner ear as a musical instrument](https://acoustics.org/5amu1-the-inner-ear-as-a-musical-instrument-brian-connolly/) - Did you know that your ears could sing? You may be surprised to hear that they, in fact, have the capacity to make particularly good performers and recent psychoacoustics research has revealed the true potential of the ears within musical creativity.
- [2pSCb11 - Effect of Menstrual Cycle Hormone Variations on Dichotic Listening Results](https://acoustics.org/2pscb11-effect-of-menstrual-cycle-hormone-variations-on-dichotic-listening-results-richard-morris/) - Researchers hypothesized that the women would exhibit a greater right ear advantage during the days that they menstruate than during other days of their menstrual cycle.
- [3pBA5 - Using Acoustic Levitation to Understand, Diagnose, and Treat Cancer and Other Diseases](https://acoustics.org/3pba5-using-acoustic-levitation-to-understand-diagnose-and-treat-cancer-and-other-diseases-brian-d-patchett/) - Researchers will show that the use of acoustic levitation is effective in providing the ideal conditions for probing the cells.
- [2aSCb3 - How would you sketch a sound with your hands?](https://acoustics.org/how-would-you-sketch-a-sound-with-your-hands-hugo-scurto-guillaume-lemaitre-jules-francoise-patrick-susini-frederic-bevilacqua/) - Communicating sounds with voice and gesture is much more effective than describing them with words and sentences.
- [1pABb1 - Mice ultrasonic detection and localization in laboratory environment](https://acoustics.org/1pabb1-mice-ultrasonic-detection-and-localization-in-laboratory-environment-yegor-sinelnikov/) - This study focuses on demonstrating the feasibility of acoustic detection of potential mice intrusions.
- [2pAAa10 - Turn around when you’re talking to me!](https://acoustics.org/2paaa10-turn-around-when-youre-talking-to-me-jennifer-whiting-timothy-leishman-phd-k-j-bodon/) - Researchers measured directivity of live speech at higher angular and frequency resolutions than have been previously measured
- [4pMU5 - Evolution of the piano](https://acoustics.org/4pmu5-evolution-of-the-piano-nicholas-giordano/) - A piano player can vary the loudness of notes individually, something that was not possible with the harpsichord or organ
- [2aEAa5 - Miniature Directional Sound Sensor Inspired by Fly’s Ears](https://acoustics.org/2aeaa-miniature-directional-sound-sensor-inspired-by-flys-ears-daniel-wilmott-fabio-alves-gamani-karunasiri/) - the parasitic Ormia Ochracea fly is particularly adept at finding crickets by listening to their chirps, though the separation of their ears is much smaller than the wavelengths generated by the chirps.
- [2pABa9 - Energetically speaking, do all sounds that a dolphin makes cost the same?](https://acoustics.org/2paba9-energetically-speaking-do-all-sounds-that-a-dolphin-makes-cost-the-same-marla-m-holt-dawn-p-noren/) - Researchers measured the energetic cost for both social sound and click production in dolphins and determined if these costs increased when the animals increased the loudness or other parameters of their sounds
- [4aEA2 - How soon can you use your new concrete driveway?](https://acoustics.org/4aea2-how-soon-can-you-use-your-new-concrete-driveway-jinying-zhu/) - This study presents experimental results using ultrasonic guided waves to monitor concrete setting and hardening process.
- [2pAAa4 - Does it sound better behind Miles Davis' back? What would it sound like face-to-face? Rushing through a holographic sound image of the trumpet](https://acoustics.org/2paaa4-does-it-sound-better-behind-miles-davis-back-what-would-it-sound-like-face-to-face-rushing-through-a-holographic-sound-image-of-the-trumpet-franz-zotter-matthias-frank/) - researchers built surrounding spheres of microphones that allow to record a holographic sound image of any musical instrument
- [3aUW8 - A view askew: Bottlenose dolphins improve echolocation precision by aiming their sonar beam to graze the target](https://acoustics.org/3auw8-a-view-askew-bottlenose-dolphins-improve-echolocation-precision-by-aiming-their-sonar-beam-to-graze-the-target-laura-n-kloepper/) - Prior studies on bottlenose dolphins assumed the animal pointed its beam directly at the target, but this assumption resulted in the conclusion that the animals shouldn't be as "good" at echolocation as they actually are.
- [4aAA5 - Conversion of an acoustically dead opera hall in a live one](https://acoustics.org/4aaa5-conversion-of-an-acoustically-dead-opera-hall-in-a-live-one-wolfgang-ahnert-tobias-behrens-radu-pana/) - The Opera House was built in 1952-1953 for around 2200 spectators and it followed a so-called style of "socialist realism".
- [2pSAa8 - A Study on a Sound Extinguisher Using Sound Lens](https://acoustics.org/a-study-on-a-sound-extinguisher-using-sound-lens-ik-soo-ahn/) - When the sound extinguisher produces low frequency sound of 100Hz, its vibration energy touches the flame, scatters its membrane, and then blocks the influx of oxygen, so the flame goes down.
- [3aAB7 - Construction Noise Impact on Wild Birds](https://acoustics.org/1351-2/) - In this work, a quantitative method for evaluating the impact of noise on wild birds is proposed.
- [3pID2 - The Sound of the Sacred: The State of the Art in Worship Space Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/3pid2-the-sound-of-the-sacred-the-state-of-the-art-in-worship-space-acoustics-david-t-bradley/) - the acoustic environment is paramount in the sacred place – the worship space – and thoughtful design is required to achieve a worship experience full of awe and wonder.
- [1aAA4 - Optimizing the signal to noise ratio in classrooms using passive acoustics](https://acoustics.org/1aaa4-optimizing-the-signal-to-noise-ratio-in-classrooms-using-passive-acoustics-peter-dantonio/) - Existing acoustical designs and products have not evolved to incorporate the current state-of-the-art and the result is classrooms that are failing to meet their intended goals
- [2aBAa5 - Sound Waves Helps Assess Bone Condition](https://acoustics.org/2abaa5-sound-waves-helps-assess-bone-condition-max-denis/) - Annually, approximately fifty percent of the 550,000 premature newborn infants in the United States suffer from bone metabolism related disorders
- [5aSCb17 – Pronunciation differences: Gender and ethnicity in Southern English](https://acoustics.org/5ascb17-pronunciation-differences-gender-and-ethnicity-in-southern-english-wendy-herd-devan-torrence-and-joy-carino/) - This study is particularly focused, not on the large difference between sounds like [t] and [d], but on how speakers produce the smaller differences between different [d] pronunciations.
- [1pAA6 - Listening for solutions to a speech intelligibility problem](https://acoustics.org/1paa6-listening-for-solutions-to-a-speech-intelligibility-problem-anthony-hoover-fasa/) - In recent years, “steerable column arrays” have become available, which are tall but narrow, allowing them to better blend into the architectural design.
- [3pSC10 - Does increasing the playback speed of men’s and women’s voices reduce their intelligibility by the same amount?](https://acoustics.org/does-increasing-the-playback-speed-of-mens-and-womens-voices-reduce-their-intelligibility-by-the-same-amount-eric-m-johnson-sarah-hargus-ferguson/) - data suggest that female speech might be more affected by distortion like background noise than male speech
- [5aMU5 - Guitar String Sound Retrieved from Moving Pixels](https://acoustics.org/5amu5-guitar-string-sound-retrieved-from-moving-pixels-bozena-kostek/) - The aim of this study was to develop a method of visual recording and analyzing the vibrations of guitar strings using high-speed cameras and dedicated video processing algorithms.
- [2aBAa7 - Ultrasonic “Soft Touch” for Breast Cancer Diagnosis](https://acoustics.org/2abaa7-ultrasonic-soft-touch-for-breast-cancer-diagnosis-mahdi-bayat/) - Breast cancer remains the first cause of death among American women under the age of 60.
- [3pAB4 - Automatic classification of fish sounds for environmental purposes](https://acoustics.org/3pab4-automatic-classification-of-fish-sounds-for-environmental-purposes-marielle-malfante/) - The work these researchers present is about automatically monitoring fish populations using audio recordings.
- [2aAAa7 - Gunshot recordings from a criminal incident: who shot first?](https://acoustics.org/2aaaa7-gunshot-recordings-from-a-criminal-incident-who-shot-first-robert-c-maher/) - Is it possible to analyze a forensic audio recording containing gunshot sounds to discern useful forensic evidence?
- [1aPP44 - What’s That Noise? The Effect of Hearing Loss and Tinnitus on Soldiers Using Military Headsets](https://acoustics.org/1419-2/) - This study looked at speech recognition of words presented over headsets and measured listeners
- [2aPA8 - Taming Tornadoes: Controlled Trapping and Rotation with Acoustic Vortices](https://acoustics.org/2apa8-taming-tornadoes-controlled-trapping-and-rotation-with-acoustic-vortices-asier-marzo/) - A Vortex beam is analogous to a tornado of sound which is hollow in the middle and spirals about a central axis, the particles get trapped in the calm eye of the tornado.
- [2aMU5 - Do people find vocal fry in popular music expressive?](https://acoustics.org/2amu5-do-people-find-vocal-fry-in-popular-music-expressive-mackenzie-parrott/) - Researchers analyze whether listeners’ ratings of a singer’s expressivity in musical samples were affected by the presence of vocal fry
- [2aMU4 - Yelling vs. Screaming in Operatic and Rock Singing](https://acoustics.org/2amu4-yelling-vs-screaming-in-operatic-and-rock-singing-lisa-popeil/) - In the operatic singing tradition, men sing primarily in chest voice while women sing primarily in their head voice.
- [3aBA1 - Ultrasound-Mediated Drug Targeting to Tumors: Revision of Paradigms Through Intravital Imaging](https://acoustics.org/3aba1-ultrasound-mediated-drug-targeting-to-tumors-revision-of-paradigms-through-intravital-imaging-natalya-rapoport/) - During the last decade, progress in nanomedicine has enabled tumor-targeted delivery of anticancer drugs via their encapsulation in tiny carriers called nanoparticles.
- [1pSC26 - Acoustics and Perception of Charisma in Bilingual English-Spanish](https://acoustics.org/1psc26-acoustics-and-perception-of-charisma-in-bilingual-english-spanish-rosario-signorello/) - Charisma is the set of leadership characteristics, such as vision, emotions, and dominance used by leaders to share beliefs, persuade listeners and achieve goals.
- [4pMU4 - How Well Can a Human Mimic the Sound of a Trumpet?](https://acoustics.org/4pmu4-how-well-can-a-human-mimic-the-sound-of-a-trumpet-ingo-r-titze/) - Man-made musical instruments are sometimes designed or played to mimic the human voice, and likewise vocalists try to mimic the sounds of man-made instruments
- [5aEA2 - What Does Your Signature Sound Like?](https://acoustics.org/1514-2/) - Researchers seek the possibility of recognizing and identifying a writer by using the sound of their handwriting.
- [4pBA1 - Kidney stone pushing and trapping using focused ultrasound beams of different structure](https://acoustics.org/kidney-stone-pushing-and-trapping-using-focused-ultrasound-beams-of-different-structure-oleg-sapozhnikov/) - To achieve more versatile manipulation of stones, researchers are developing a new strategy to effectively trap a kidney stone in an ultrasound beam.
- [5aSC43 - Appropriateness of acoustic characteristics on perception of disaster warnings](https://acoustics.org/appropriateness-of-acoustic-characteristics-on-perception-of-disaster-warnings-naomi-ogasawara/) - This study focused on the influence of acoustic characteristics (voice gender, pitch, and speaking rate) of a warning call on the listeners’ perception of the call and tried to make suggestions for better communication.
- [1pMU4 - When To Cue the Music](https://acoustics.org/when-to-cue-the-music-ki-hong-kim/) - Symbolic music is music that is associated with a special meaning such as something funny as a sort of “punch line” to emphasize their humorous nature.
- [1aSC31 - Shape changing artificial ear inspired by bats enriches speech signals](https://acoustics.org/shape-changing-artificial-ear-inspired-by-bats-enriches-speech-signals-anupam-k-gupta/) - Researchers recorded speech signals to explore if using shape change, inspired by the bats, could embed direction-dependent dynamic features into speech signals.
- [2aABa3 - Indris’ melodies are individually distinctive and genetically driven](https://acoustics.org/indris-melodies-are-individually-distinctive-and-genetically-driven-marco-gamba/) - Indris (Indri indri) are the only lemurs that produce group songs and among the few primate species that communicate using articulated singing displays.
- [2pSC - How do narration experts provide expressive storytelling in Japanese fairy tales?](https://acoustics.org/1587-2/) - This work attempts to investigate the actual storytelling strategies of human narration experts for the purpose of ultimately reflecting them on the expressiveness of speech synthesis.
- [1aSA - On a Fire Extinguisher with Sound-wind for the Beginning Stage of Fire](https://acoustics.org/on-a-fire-extinguisher-with-sound-wind-for-the-beginning-stage-of-fire-myung-sook-kim/) - There has been little advancement in the technology of a fire extinguisher in the past 50 years.
- [2pABa1 - Snap chat: listening in on the peculiar acoustic patterns of snapping shrimp, the noisiest animals on the reef](https://acoustics.org/snap-chat-listening-in-on-the-peculiar-acoustic-patterns-of-snapping-shrimp-the-noisiest-animals-on-the-reef-ashlee-lillis/) - Since snapping shrimp produce the dominant sound in many marine regions, changes in their activity or population substantially alters ambient sound levels at a given location or time.
- [2pAOb - Methane in the ocean: observing gas bubbles from afar](https://acoustics.org/1635-2/) - Understanding the various ways in which methane bubbles contribute to the global carbon cycle requires understanding these complicated details of a methane bubble’s lifetime in the ocean.
- [How Important are Fish Sounds for Feeding, Contests, and Reproduction?](https://acoustics.org/2541-2/) - Our knowledge of what influence fish sounds have on reproduction and survival lags considerably behind that for terrestrial animals.
- [1aAAc3 - Can a Classroom “Sound Good” to Enhance Speech Intelligibility for Children?](https://acoustics.org/2551-2/) - a classroom should also “sound” appropriate, since the teacher-to-student communication process is at the base of learning.
- [2aBAa7 - Stimulating the brain with ultrasound: treatment planning](https://acoustics.org/stimulating-the-brain-with-ultrasound-treatment-planning-joseph-blackmore/) - Researchers performed a numerical study to assess whether single-element transducers could be used in combination with numerical modelling to achieve sufficient targeting in the brain.
- [2aAAc3 - Vocal Effort, Load and Fatigue in Virtual Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/vocal-effort-load-and-fatigue-in-virtual-acoustics-pasquale-bottalico-phd/) - the study was designed to better understand how self-reported vocal fatigue is related to objective voice parameters like voice intensity, pitch, and their fluctuation, as well as the duration of the vocal load.
- [2pSAa - Three-in-one Sound Effects: A redirecting antenna, beam splitter and a sonar](https://acoustics.org/three-in-one-sound-effects-a-redirecting-antenna-beam-splitter-and-a-sonar-andrii-bozhko/) - is it possible, we wondered, to break down a complex acoustic compound into its constituents and separate one of those pure tones from the rest?
- [3pAB1 - A Welcoming Whinny](https://acoustics.org/2590-2/) - When doing research on horse whinnys researchers realized they were hearing more whinnys when horses were inside the barn than out.
- [Effects of noise for workers in the transportation industry](https://acoustics.org/effects-of-noise-for-workers-in-the-transportation-industry-marion-burgess/) - For pilots and bus, truck and train drivers, the noise levels in the area they are working can be 65 to more than 75 dBA at times.
- [4aSAb12 - Designing Tunable Acoustic Metamaterials Using 3-D Computer Graphics](https://acoustics.org/designing-tunable-acoustic-metamaterials-ssing-3-d-computer-graphics-mark-j-cops/) - The ability to tune metallic foam properties for various noise and vibration mitigation applications is a valuable tool for industrial designers and engineers.
- [2pAO10 - What Can We Learn from Breaking Wave Noise?](https://acoustics.org/what-can-we-learn-from-breaking-wave-noise-grant-b-deane/) - breaking waves are the product of storms at sea, they are a source of intense turbulence and they can destroy the sensitive instruments we might use to measure them.
- [My personal head related transfer function](https://acoustics.org/my-personal-head-related-transfer-function-sebastian-fingerhuth/) - The innovation of our research is in the development of a methodology constructing individual 3D computer models (CAD) of heads and ears, including the outer part of the ear, called the pinna.
- [3pAB5 - How Canaries Listen to Their Song](https://acoustics.org/how-canaries-listen-to-their-song-adam-r-fishbein/) - Researchers explored how canaries in a non-breeding state listen to their song by testing their auditory perception
- [2aAB3 - A Loud, Ultrasonic Party](https://acoustics.org/a-loud-ultrasonic-party-yanqing-fu/) - In order to investigate how these bats change calls while flying in groups, researchers developed a new method
- [S&N-S Light: the system that makes the noise light](https://acoustics.org/2607-2/) - Researchers developed Speech & Noise-Stop Light, S&N-S Light, a patented, smart sound level meter device with a warning light triggered by exceeding a predetermined anthropic sound level difference
- [2pAAb1 - The acoustics of rooms for music rehearsal and performance: The Norwegian approach](https://acoustics.org/the-acoustics-of-rooms-for-music-rehearsal-and-performance-the-norwegian-approach-jon-g-olsen/) - The Norwegian Council for Music Organizations has completed more than 600 acoustical room measurement reports on rooms used for rehearsal and concerts.
- [2pAO6 - Ocean tides are conductors of underwater icy concerts](https://acoustics.org/ocean-tides-are-conductors-of-underwater-icy-concerts-oskar-glowacki/) - For consolidated ice cover, the highest noise levels occurred suddenly at low water, when underwater rocks are crushing the ice
- [How Can MRI Contribute to Cleft Palate Care?](https://acoustics.org/how-can-mri-contribute-to-cleft-palate-care-jamie-perry/) - With the support of a team of experts in cleft palate and bioimaging, we described a method for obtaining dynamic magnetic resonance images (MRI) of children during speech.
- [1aAAa2 - Can humans use echolocation to hear the difference between different kinds of walls?](https://acoustics.org/2669-2/) - Can we “hear objects”, or correctly said, sound reflections from objects? In other words, can we “echolocate”?
- [1pSC12 - Is it blow or below? How well can second-language learners distinguish between words that differ in syllable count?](https://acoustics.org/2675-2/) - Languages vary not only in the vowels and consonants that are used, but also in how the vowels and consonants combine to form syllables and words.
- [2pSC7 - Seeing is Treating: The Opti-Speech Clinical Trial at CHSC](https://acoustics.org/seeing-is-treating-the-opti-speech-clinical-trial-at-chsc-jennell-vick/) - Opti-Speech is a technology that provides visualization in the speech therapy room.
- [1aID1 - Machine learning allows automatic recognition of everyday sounds](https://acoustics.org/machine-learning-allows-automatic-recognition-of-everyday-sounds-tuomas-virtanen/) - Automatic detection of sounds is difficult, since the acoustic characteristics of different sources can be very similar, and there is no single, specific acoustic property that could be utilised for recognition
- [2aNSa1 - Tranquillity Trails in the city?](https://acoustics.org/2698-2/) - Tranquillity Trails are walking routes designed to enable residents and visitors to reflect and recover from stress while receiving the benefits of healthy exercise.
- [3aMU5 - How stones make musical sounds?](https://acoustics.org/2704-2/) - Korean stone chimes, called pyeongyeongs, provide another example of tuning sound by change geometrical shape of bars.
- [1pAAa6 - Soundscape of washroom equipment](https://acoustics.org/2712-2/) - how good is your washroom wall, door and window at reducing the toilet flush sound while you are sleeping, working or studying?
- [2pSP6 - Directive and focused acoustic wave radiation by tessellated transducers with folded curvatures](https://acoustics.org/2734-2/) - Researchers investigate a new form of adaptive acoustic energy delivery from foldable arrays by studying tessellated transducers that adopt folded curvatures
- [3aAA1 - Are restaurants and bars in New York City too loud?](https://acoustics.org/3aaa1-are-restaurants-and-bars-in-new-york-city-too-loud-gregory-scott/) - This is the first exploratory study to capture, on a large scale and on a continuing basis, the average sound levels of restaurants and bars.
- [1pEAa4 - How does the stethoscope actually work?](https://acoustics.org/1peaa4-how-does-the-stethoscope-actually-work-lukasz-j-nowak/) - Acoustic stethoscope, invented over 200 years ago by French physician, Rene Laennec, is the most commonly used medical diagnostic device and also the symbol of medical professionals.
- [2aEA6 - Carbon Nanotube Speakers – Future of Transparent and Lightweight Solid-State Speakers](https://acoustics.org/2aea6-carbon-nanotube-speakers-future-of-transparent-and-lightweight-solid-state-speakers-suraj-m-prabhu-dr-andrew-barnard/) - Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are carbon nano-structures which when stretched form extremely lightweight, flexible films.
- [3pIDa1 - Hydronephones: Acoustic Receivers on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles](https://acoustics.org/3pida1-hydronephones-acoustic-receivers-on-unmanned-underwater-vehicles-lora-j-van-uffelen-ph-d/) - Hydronephones are underwater vehicles, or underwater drones, equipped with hydrophones, or underwater microphones, which receive and record sound underwater.
- [3aAB8 - Sea turtles are silent… until there is something important to communicate: first sound recording of a sea turtle](https://acoustics.org/3aab8-sea-turtles-are-silent-until-there-is-something-important-to-communicate-first-sound-recording-of-a-sea-turtle-amaury-cordero-tapia/) - Although sea turtles distribute worldwide in the oceans, there seems to be no recordings of sounds produced by them, perhaps until now.
- [3aPPb7 - Influence of Age and Instrumental-Musical Training on Pitch Memory in Children and Adults](https://acoustics.org/3appb7-influence-of-age-and-instrumental-musical-training-on-pitch-memory-in-children-and-adults-aurora-j-weaver/) - The purpose of this project was to determine the contributions of musical training and age to refinement of pitch processing beyond this critical period.
- [1pEAa2 - Rotor noise control using 3D-printed porous materials](https://acoustics.org/1peaa2-rotor-noise-control-using-3d-printed-porous-materials-con-doolan/) - Perhaps the most challenging type of rotor noise to control is turbulent trailing edge noise.
- [1pSP10 - Design of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based on Acoustic Navigation Algorithm](https://acoustics.org/1psp10-design-of-an-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-based-on-acoustic-navigation-algorithm-yunmeng-gong/) - Acoustic UAV guidance is an enabling technology for future urban UAV transportation systems.
- [4aPP4 - Listener’s body rotation and sound duration improve sound localization accuracy or not?](https://acoustics.org/2896-2/) - Researchers used a digitally controlled spinning chair to assess the effects of a listener’s whole-body rotation and sound duration on horizontal sound localization accuracy.
- [4pSC11 - The role of familiarity in audiovisual speech perception](https://acoustics.org/the-role-of-familiarity-in-audiovisual-speech-perception-chao-yang-lee/) - Although understanding content does not require identifying a specific speaker’s voice, familiarity with a speaker has been shown to facilitate speech perception
- [2pBA3 - Semi-Automated Smart Detection of Prostate Cancer using Machine Learning and a Novel Near-Microscopic Imaging Platform](https://acoustics.org/2pba3-semi-automated-smart-detection-of-prostate-cancer-using-machine-learning-and-a-novel-near-microscopic-imaging-platform-daniel-rohrbach/) - Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of male cancer-related death in the U.S. with approximately 1 in 7 men being diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime
- [3aPPa3 - When cognitive demand increases, does the right ear have an advantage?](https://acoustics.org/3appa3-when-cognitive-demand-increases-does-the-right-ear-have-an-advantage-danielle-sacchinell/) - Based on the anatomical model of auditory processing, the right ear has a slight advantage, compared with the left ear, on dichotic listening tasks
- [2pBA2 - Medical ultrasound imaging for the detection of netrin-1 in breast cancer](https://acoustics.org/2933-2/) - Netrin-1 is a tumor-stimulating molecule which was discovered to contribute to tumor growth in different types of cancer, including 60% of metastatic breast cancer
- [3aPA3 - Standing Surface Acoustic Wave Enabled Acoustofluidics for Bioparticle Manipulation](https://acoustics.org/3apa3-standing-surface-acoustic-wave-enabled-acoustofluidics-for-bioparticle-manipulation-xiaoyun-ding/) - Researchers have developed a series of acoustic-based, on-chip device called acoustic tweezers
- [1pEAa5 - A study on a friendly automobile klaxon production with rhythm](https://acoustics.org/1peaa5-a-study-on-a-friendly-automobile-klaxon-production-with-rhythm-sanghwi-jee/) - Impulse noises, like those experienced from honking traffic horns can lead to emotional dysregulation or emotional hyperactivity of the driver and potentially cause an accident.
- [3aPA7 - Moving and sorting living cells with sound and light](https://acoustics.org/3apa7-moving-and-sorting-living-cells-with-sound-and-light-gabriel-dumy/) - it is easy to force cells or particles to create large clusters or aggregates than can be kept in acoustic levitation as long as the ultrasonic field is on.
- [3aUWa6 - Inversion of geo-acoustic parameters from sound attenuation measurements in the presence of swim bladder bearing](https://acoustics.org/3auwa6-inversion-of-geo-acoustic-parameters-from-sound-attenuation-measurements-in-the-presence-of-swim-bladder-bearing-orest-diachok/) - Swim bladder bearing fish resonate at frequencies controlled by the dimensions of their swim bladders.
- [1aPP2 - Restoring stereo hearing to people with one deaf ear](https://acoustics.org/1app2-restoring-stereo-hearing-to-people-with-one-deaf-ear-joshua-bernstein/) - Cochlear implants have been explored as a way to restore some hearing to the deaf ear for people with single-sided deafness.
- [2pAA4 - Acoustical balance between the stage and the pit in the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires](https://acoustics.org/2paa4-acoustical-balance-between-the-stage-and-the-pit-in-the-teatro-colon-of-buenos-aires-gustavo-basso/) - In the case of the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, well known for its outstanding acoustical quality [3], achieving the proper balance is not easy given its large size: a huge main volume of 20,000 m3 coupled to a stage tower of 30,000 m3.
- [2pSA - Seismic-infrasound-acoustic-meteorological sensors to dynamically monitor the natural frequencies of concrete dams](https://acoustics.org/2psa-seismic-infrasound-acoustic-meteorological-sensors-to-dynami-cally-monitor-the-natural-frequencies-of-concrete-dams-2psa-seismic-infrasound-acoustic-meteorological-sensors-to-dynami-cally-m/) - The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is leading research using seismic-infrasound-acoustic-meteorological (SIAM) arrays to determine structural characteristics of critical infrastructure.
- [1aAO5 - Underwater sound from recreational swimmers, divers, surfers, and kayakers
](https://acoustics.org/1aao5-underwater-sound-from-recreational-swimmers-divers-surfers-and-kayakers-christine-erbe/) - Researchers record themselves and friends performing a number of recreational water sports activities in a quiet Olympic pool
- [3aAA7 - Fast and perceptually convincing simulation of room acoustics: Shoebox rooms with bells and whistles](https://acoustics.org/3aaa7-fast-and-perceptually-convincing-simulation-of-room-acoustics-shoebox-rooms-with-bells-and-whistles-oliver-buttler/) - RAZR approximates the geometry of real rooms by a simple, empty shoebox-shaped room and calculates the first sound reflections from walls
- [2pBA5 - Sensing Osteoporosis by Acoustic Waves of Ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/2pba5-sensing-osteoporosis-by-acoustic-waves-of-ultrasound-siavash-ghavami/) - In this study, a new noninvasive method is proposed for detection of osteoporosis and osteopenia.
- [5aPA - A Robust Smartphone Based Multi-Channel Dynamic-Range Audio Compression for Hearing Aids](https://acoustics.org/5apa-a-robust-smartphone-based-multi-channel-dynamic-range-audio-compression-for-hearing-aids-yiya-hao/) - With proposed compression, the multi-channel DRC does not limit within advanced hardware, which is costly such as hearing aids or laptops.
- [1aPP1 - With two ears and a cochlear implant, each ear is tuned differently](https://acoustics.org/3148-2/) - Imagine listening to the world with two ears that are tuned differently from each other. This is in fact the experience for many people listening with two ears where one of the two ears has a cochlear implant.
- [4bPA2 - Perception of sonic booms from supersonic aircraft of different sizes](https://acoustics.org/4bpa2-perception-of-sonic-booms-from-supersonic-aircraft-of-different-sizes-alexandra-loubeau/) - In order for regulators to consider lifting the ban and introducing a new rule for supersonic flight, surveys of the public’s reactions to the new sonic boom noise are required
- [5aSC - This is se{w,r}ious: using acoustics, phonetic transcription, and naïve judgments to better understand how children learn (or fail to learn) the /r/ sound](https://acoustics.org/3167-2/) - For many children with developmental speech disorders, /r/ errors (which usually sound like the /w/ sound) are very persistent, even when other speech errors have been successfully corrected.
- [5aPA3 - Elastic Properties of a Self-Healing Thermal Plastic](https://acoustics.org/5apa3-elastic-properties-of-a-self-healing-thermal-plastic-kenneth-a-pestka-ii/) - Researchers used Resonant Acoustic and Ultrasonic Spectroscopy to improve understanding of a self-healing thermal plastic ionomer composed of polyethylene co-methacrylic acid
- [2aPA6 - An acoustic approach to assess natural gas quality in real time](https://acoustics.org/2apa6-an-acoustic-approach-to-assess-natural-gas-quality-in-real-time-andi-petculescu-2/) - Infrared laser spectroscopy offers amazing measurement resolution for gas sensing applications, ranging between 1 part per million (ppm) down to a few parts per billion
- [2aEA6 - A MEMS condenser microphone based acoustic receiver for totally implantable cochlear implants](https://acoustics.org/3194-2/) - The goal of the present project is to develop and validate an implantable microphone for a totally implantable cochlear implant system.
- [2pAB2 - Sound of wood-boring larvae and its automated detection](https://acoustics.org/2pab2-sound-of-wood-boring-larvae-and-its-automated-detection-alexander-sutin/) - A major problem of automated detection of wood-boring larvae is detecting insect-induced vibrational pulses with noise in the background
- [1aPP7- Say what? Brief periods of hearing loss in childhood can have consequences later in life](https://acoustics.org/1app7-say-what-brief-periods-of-hearing-loss-in-childhood-can-have-consequences-later-in-life-kelsey-l-anbuhl/) - Binaural hearing helps us to discern and learn speech sounds as infants, to listen to the teacher’s voice rather than the chatter of nearby students as children, and to navigate and communicate in a noisy world as adults.
- [4aSC12 - When it comes to recognizing speech, being in noise is like being old](https://acoustics.org/when-it-comes-to-recognizing-speech-being-in-noise-is-like-being-old-kristin-van-engen/) - As people age, understanding speech becomes more challenging, especially in noisy situations like parties or restaurants.
- [2aEA3 - Insect Ears Inspire Miniature Microphones](https://acoustics.org/2aea3-insect-ears-inspire-miniature-microphones-james-windmill/) - Researchers developed a variety of microphones based on the Ormia insect ear mechanism
- [4aPP7 - The Loudness of an Auditory Scene](https://acoustics.org/4app7-the-loudness-of-an-auditory-scene-william-a-yost/) - Researchers discuss the perceived loudness of an auditory scene when several people talk at about the same time.
- [1pUW4 - Videos of ultrasonic wave propagation through transparent acrylic objects in water for introductory physics courses produced using refracto-vibrometry](https://acoustics.org/1puw4-videos-of-ultrasonic-wave-propagation-through-transparent-acrylic-objects-in-water-for-introductory-physics-courses-produced-using-refracto-vibrometry-matthew-mehrkens/) - To produce these videos, an optical technique called refracto-vibrometry was used.
- [3aEAa4 - Creating virtual touch using ultrasonic waves](https://acoustics.org/3aeaa4-creating-virtual-touch-using-ultrasonic-waves-brian-kappus/) - Researchers present “virtual touch” technology which enables generation of haptic feedback in mid-air by the efficient creation and manipulation of ultrasonic waves
- [1pBA6 - Tickling neurons with ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/1pba6-tickling-neurons-with-ultrasound-elisa-konofagou/) - Researchers have been studying the noninvasive stimulation or inhibition of both the central and peripheral nervous system in animals.
- [3pPA5 - Hearing Aids that Listen to Your Phone](https://acoustics.org/3ppa5-hearing-aids-that-listen-to-your-phone-jonathon-miegel/) - Researchers are using high frequency sound waves and ultrasound to communicate between a smart phone and hearing aid
- [3aUW8 - You can see it when you know how to see it](https://acoustics.org/representation-trade-offs-for-the-quality-assessment-of-acoustic-color-signatures-j-daniel-park/) - Similar to using a flashlight to find your lost car keys in the woods, sound wave pulses are used to ‘light up’ the sea floor.
- [1pPP - Trends that are shaping the future of hearing aid technology](https://acoustics.org/1ppp-trends-that-are-shaping-the-future-of-hearing-aid-technology-brent-edwards/) - Hearing aid technology is experiencing a faster rate of change than it has in the history of its existence
- [2pNS8 - Noise Dependent Coherence-Super Gaussian based Dual Microphone Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aid Application using Smartphone](https://acoustics.org/2pns8-noise-dependent-coherence-super-gaussian-based-dual-microphone-speech-enhancement-for-hearing-aid-application-using-smartphone-nikhil-shankar-2/) - the coherence between speech and noise signals is used to obtain a Speech Enhancement gain function, in combination with a Super Gaussian Joint Maximum a Posteriori single microphone SE gain function.
- [3aPA8 - High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC)](https://acoustics.org/3apa8-high-altitude-venus-operational-concept-havoc-adam-trahan/) - The motivation for this research stems from NASA’s proposed High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC), which, if successful, would lead to a possible month-long human presence above the cloud layer of Venus.
- [1pPA - Assessment of Learning Algorithms to Model Perception of Sound](https://acoustics.org/1ppa-assessment-of-learning-algorithms-to-model-perception-of-sound-menachem-rafaelof/) - Sound waves are basically fluctuations of air pressure at points in a space. While this simple physical description of sound captures what sound is, its perception is much more complicated involving physiological and psychological processes.
- [1pPPB - Emotion Recognition from Speaker-dependent low-level acoustic features](https://acoustics.org/1pppb-emotion-recognition-from-speaker-dependent-low-level-acoustic-features-tejal-udha/) - Speech emotion recognition, extracting the emotional state of speakers from acoustic data, plays an important role in enabling machines to be ‘intelligent’
- [1aSP2 - Propagation effects on acoustic particle velocity sensing](https://acoustics.org/3327-2/) - The propagation environment has numerous other states that we also need to study to have a more complete picture.
- [4aNS11 - Lombard Effect In Restaurant Setting: How Much Would You Spend To Eat At This Restaurant?](https://acoustics.org/4ans11-lombard-effect-in-restaurant-setting-how-much-would-you-spend-to-eat-at-this-restaurant-pasquale-bottalico/) - The Lombard effect is when speakers unconsciously increase the loudness level of their speech in the presence of background noise in order to be understood.
- [1pSA8 - Thermoacoustics of solids – Can heat generate sound in solids?](https://acoustics.org/1psa8-thermoacoustics-of-solids-can-heat-generate-sound-in-solids-haitian-ho/) - After many centuries of thermoacoustic science in fluids, it seems natural to wonder if such a mechanism could also exist in solids.
- [2pBAa1 - New way to treat kidney stone sufferers](https://acoustics.org/2pbaa1-new-way-to-treat-kidney-stone-sufferers-michael-bailey/) - Researchers are trying to change the way kidney stones are managed.
- [5pAOa7 - Estimating muddy seabed properties using ambient noise coherence](https://acoustics.org/5paoa7-estimating-muddy-seabed-properties-using-ambient-noise-coherence-david-r-barclay/) - In order to predict and model the distances over which any acoustic ocean monitoring, detection, or communication systems may operate, accurate knowledge of the acoustic properties of the seabed must be known.
- [1pAB1 - Listening to rivers and lakes to help conservation in freshwater environments](https://acoustics.org/1pab1-listening-to-rivers-and-lakes-to-help-conservation-in-freshwater-environments-camille-desjonqueres/) - Overcoming challenges will allow the application of ecoacoustic monitoring to a broad range of conservation and ecological research questions
- [2pSC34 - Distinguishing Dick from Jane: Children’s voices are more difficult to identify than adults’ voices](https://acoustics.org/2psc34-distinguishing-dick-from-jane-childrens-voices-are-more-difficult-to-identify-than-adults-voices-natalie-fecher/) - children’s voices differ substantially from adults, arising from differences in the size of their vocal tracts, to how well they can control their articulators (e.g., tongue) to form speech sounds, to differences in their linguistic knowledge
- [1aPAb1 - On the origin of thunder: reconstruction of lightning flashes, statistical analysis and modeling](https://acoustics.org/1apab1-on-the-origin-of-thunder-reconstruction-of-lightning-flashes-statistical-analysis-and-modeling-arthur-lacroix/) - Dating the lighting ground impact and therefore the emission time, the detailed position of each noise source within the lightning flash can be reconstructed.
- [2aSC11 – Adult imitating child speech: A case study using 3D ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/2asc11-adult-imitating-child-speech-a-case-study-using-3d-ultrasound-colette-feehan/) - What do adult voice actors do with their vocal tracts in order to sound like a child?
- [5aSP2 - Two-dimensional high-resolution acoustic localization of distributed coherent sources for structural health monitoring](https://acoustics.org/5asp2-two-dimensional-high-resolution-acoustic-localization-of-distributed-coherent-sources-for-structural-health-monitoring-tyler-j-flynn/) - This work shows that yes, it is possible to localize defects using only acoustic measurements, and such a technique is validated with two proof-of-concept experiments.
- [5pAB3 - Seasonal patterns in marine mammal vocalizations in the western Canadian Arctic](https://acoustics.org/seasonal-patterns-in-marine-mammal-vocalizations-in-the-western-canadian-arctic-william-d-halliday-stephen-j-insley-xavier-mouy/) - Researchers examine underwater acoustic data that collected in the western Canadian Arctic, and when four species of marine mammals were vocalizing.
- [1pSCb15 – Why your boot might not sound like my boot: Gender, ethnicity, and back-vowel fronting in Mississippi](https://acoustics.org/1pscb15-why-your-boot-might-not-sound-like-my-boot-gender-ethnicity-and-back-vowel-fronting-in-mississippi-wendy-herd-joy-carino-meredith-hilliard-emily-coggins-and-jessica/) - Back-vowel fronting is a particular type of pronunciation change that affects American English vowels like the /u/ in boot and the /o/ in boat.
- [4aAB8- Boat and noise effects on the behavior of killer whales revealed by suction cup tags](https://acoustics.org/4aab8-boat-and-noise-effects-on-the-behavior-of-killer-whales-revealed-by-suction-cup-tags-marla-holt/) - For the past several years, researchers have been working to better understand the effect that vessel traffic and underwater noise is having on individual killer whales.
- [5pAOb1 - Acoustic mapping of ocean currents using moving vehicles](https://acoustics.org/5paob1-acoustic-mapping-of-ocean-currents-using-moving-vehicles-chen-fen-huang/) - moving vehicles and the moored station construct a triangular formation which can be used to map the ocean currents.
- [1pAB - Could lobsters use sounds to communicate between each other?](https://acoustics.org/1-pab-buzzing-sounds-as-a-mean-of-intra-species-specific-communication-during-agonistic-encounters-in-male-european-lobsters-homarus-gammarus-youenn-jezequel1/) - when stressed, the European lobster produces a species-specific sound that we call a “buzz”
- [2aAA8 - Nature as Muse: The characteristics of caves can help us add an individual touch to our music](https://acoustics.org/2aaa8-nature-as-muse-the-characteristics-of-caves-can-help-us-add-an-individual-touch-to-our-music-yuri-lysoivanov/) - Researchers sought to explore nature as architect and to demonstrate how incorporating the characteristics of these distinct structures can make a meaningful contribution to the audio engineer’s creative palate
- [5aSC1 - Understanding how we speak using computational models of the vocal tract](https://acoustics.org/5asc1-understanding-how-we-speak-using-computational-models-of-the-vocal-tract-connor-mayer/) - The biomechanical modeling platform Artisynth allows scientists to study realistic 3D models of the vocal tract
- [2aBAa3 - Towards a better understanding of myopia with high-frequency ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/towards-a-better-understanding-of-myopia-with-high-frequency-ultrasound-jonathan-mamou/) - Myopia, or near-sightedness, affects up to 2.3 billion people and has a high prevalence. Although minimal levels of myopia are considered a minor inconvenience, high myopia is associated with sight-threatening pathology in 70% of patients
- [3pID2 - Yanny or Laurel? Acoustic and non-acoustic cues that influence speech perception](https://acoustics.org/3pid2-yanny-or-laurel-acoustic-and-non-acoustic-cues-that-influence-speech-perception-brian-b-monson/) - From the yanny or laurel phenomenon, it should be clear that what we perceive is dependent not only upon the physics of the world around us, but also upon our individual anatomy and individual life experiences.
- [4aMU1 - Are phantom partials produced in piano strings?](https://acoustics.org/4amu1-are-phantom-partials-produced-in-piano-strings-thomas-moore/) - Experiments have shown that the wooden parts of the piano can produce sounds that are not created in the string. That is, the wood can be a source of sound as well as the string, and it is not always simply a filter.
- [2pAB1 - The Acoustic World of Bat Biosonar](https://acoustics.org/2pab1-the-acoustic-world-of-bat-biosonar-rolf-mueller/) - Ultrasound plays a pivotal role in the life of bats, since the animals rely on echoes triggered by their ultrasonic biosonar pulses as their primary source of information on their environments.
- [2pPP7 - Your ears never sleep: auditory processing of nonwords during sleep in children](https://acoustics.org/your-ears-never-sleep-auditory-processing-of-nonwords-during-sleep-in-children-adrienne-roman/) - Because our ears are always “on”, our auditory system receives a lot of input to process. But, what can we “hear” when we are asleep?
- [1pEAa5 - A study on the optimal speaker position for improving sound quality of flat panel display](https://acoustics.org/a-study-on-the-optimal-speaker-position-for-improving-sound-quality-of-flat-panel-display-sungtae-lee/) - This “OLED Panel Speaker” was developed by attaching exciters on the back of OLED panels, which do not have backlights.
- [5aUW7 - Using Noise to Probe Seafloor](https://acoustics.org/5auw7-using-noise-to-probe-seafloor-tsuwei-tan/) - Rather than “shouting” above this ambient noise with powerful dedicated sound sources, we are now learning how to measure ocean currents and seafloor properties using the noise itself.
- [1a2b3c - How bowhead whales cope with changes in natural and anthropogenic ocean noise in the arctic](https://acoustics.org/1a2b3c-how-bowhead-whales-cope-with-changes-in-natural-and-anthropogenic-ocean-noise-in-the-arctic-aaron-m-thode/) - Previous work by researchers has found that bowhead whales double their calling rate whenever distant seismic signals are present
- [5aUW1 - Ship-of-opportunity noise inversions for geoacoustic profiles of a layered mud-sand seabed](https://acoustics.org/5auw1-ship-of-opportunity-noise-inversions-for-geoacoustic-profiles-of-a-layered-mud-sand-seabed-dag-tollefsen/) - While several techniques are available for seabed characterization via acoustic remote sensing, this is a first demonstration using noise from a large ship-of-opportunity (i.e., a passing ship with no connection to an experiment).
- [4pNSa4 - Inciting our children to turn their music down: the “Age of Your Ear” concept](https://acoustics.org/4pnsa4-inciting-our-children-to-turn-their-music-down-the-age-of-your-ear-concept-jeremie-voix/) - In the quest for a meaningful message to pass to these young end users, this article introduces a new metric, the "Age of Your Ears" (AYE), that is an indication of the predicted extra aging caused by the excessive noise dose each user is exposed to.
- [2aAB8 - How dolphins deal with background noise](https://acoustics.org/2aab8-how-dolphins-deal-with-background-noise-maria-zapetis/) - In this study, bottlenose dolphins were trained to “whistle” upon hearing a computer-generated tone
- [1aBA5 - AI and the future of pneumonia diagnosis](https://acoustics.org/1aba5-ai-and-the-future-of-pneumonia-diagnosis-xinliang-zheng/) - Researchers trained the algorithm by showing it ultrasound images collected from over 70 pediatric and adult patients.
- [Controlled source level measurements of whale watch boats and other small vessels](https://acoustics.org/2puwb8-controlled-source-level-measurements-of-whale-watch-boats-and-other-small-vessels-jennifer-l-wladichuk/) - researchers deployed two autonomous marine acoustic recorders (AMAR) in Haro Strait (BC), from July to October 2017, to measure sound levels produced by large merchant vessels transiting the strait.
- [5aSC3 - Children’s perception of their own speech; A perceptual study of Polish /s, ʂ, ɕ/](https://acoustics.org/5asc3-childrens-perception-of-their-own-speech-marzena-zygis/) - One set of difficult sounds is called the sibilants, an example of which is /s/. Polish has a complex three-way sibilant contrast
- [1pBA4 - Dedicated signal processing for lung ultrasound imaging: Can we see what we hear?](https://acoustics.org/1pba4-dedicated-signal-processing-for-lung-ultrasound-imaging-can-we-see-what-we-hear-libertario-demi/) - The examination of the lung is in fact performed with ultrasound equipment conceptually unsuitable to this task.
- [1aBAb2 - In saline flooded Lung exists superior acoustic conditions for treatment of lung cancer using therapeutic ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/in-saline-flooded-lung-exists-superior-acoustic-conditions-for-treatment-of-lung-cancer-using-therapeutic-ultrasound-frank-wolfram/) - Researchers aim to combine One Lung Filling and therapeutic ultrasound where the cancerous lung is flooded while the contralateral side maintains ventilated.
- [2aAB1 - Most animals hear acoustic flow instead of pressure; we should too](https://acoustics.org/2aab1-most-animals-hear-acoustic-flow-instead-of-pressure-we-should-too-n-miles/) - The researcher explores technologies for achieving precise detection of sound using a mechanical structure that is driven by viscous forces associated with the fluctuating velocity of the medium.
- [1aSAb4 - Seismic isolation in Advanced Virgo gravitational wave detector](https://acoustics.org/1asab4-seismic-isolation-in-advanced-virgo-gravitational-wave-detector-valerio-boschi/) - Researchers present an overview of the seismic isolation systems used in Advanced Virgo Gravitational Wave interferometer.
- [1aSP1 - From Paper Cranes to New Tech Gains: Frequency Tuning through Origami Folding](https://acoustics.org/1asp-from-paper-cranes-to-new-tech-gains-frequency-tuning-through-origami-folding-kazuko-fuchi/) - Origami, as it turns out, is also useful in controlling how sound and radio waves travel.
- [4APP28 - Listening to music with bionic ears: Identification of musical instruments and genres by cochlear implant listeners](https://acoustics.org/4app28-listening-to-music-with-bionic-ears-identification-of-musical-instruments-and-genres-by-cochlear-implant-listeners-ying-hsiao/) - Although CIs have been highly effective in improving speech perception for people with severe to profound hearing loss, music perception has remained difficult and frustrating cochlear implant users
- [4aPA - Using Sound Waves to Quantify Erupted Volumes and Directionality of Volcanic Explosions](https://acoustics.org/4apa-using-sound-waves-to-quantify-erupted-volumes-and-directionality-of-volcanic-explosions-alexandra-iezzi/) - Yasur is easily accessible and has explosions every 1 to 4 minutes making it a great place to study volcanic explosion mechanisms.
- [4aSP4 - Streaming Video through Biological Tissues using Ultrasonic Communication](https://acoustics.org/4asp4-streaming-video-through-biological-tissues-using-ultrasonic-communication-gizem-tabak/) - Researchers have developed a fast, wireless ultrasonic communication alternative that also has biomedical implications.
- [1pNS2 - Soundscape, traffic safety, and requirements for public health](https://acoustics.org/1pns2-soundscape-traffic-safety-and-requirements-for-public-health-brigitte-schulte-fortkamp/) - Soundscape is a construct of human perception that must be understood as a relationship between human beings, acoustic environments, and society.
- [4pSC15 - Reading aloud in a clear speaking style may interfere with sentence recognition memory](https://acoustics.org/4psc15-reading-aloud-in-a-clear-speaking-style-may-interfere-with-sentence-recognition-memory-sandie-keerstock/) - Compared to more casual speech, clear speech enhances a listener’s ability to understand speech in a noisy environment.
- [2aSPa8 and 4aSP6 - Safe and Sound – Using acoustics to improve the safety of autonomous vehicles](https://acoustics.org/2aspa8-and-4asp6-safe-and-sound-using-acoustics-to-improve-the-safety-of-autonomous-vehicles-eoin-a-king/) - the manner in which Autonomous Vehicles can use acoustic cues to supplement their decision-making process is an area that needs development.
- [5aAB4 - How far away can an insect as tiny as a female mosquito hear the males in a mating swarm?](https://acoustics.org/5aab4-how-far-away-can-an-insect-as-tiny-as-a-female-mosquito-hear-the-males-in-a-mating-swarm-lionel-feugere/) - Mosquitoes hear with their two hairy antennae, which vibrate when stimulated by the sound-wave created by another mosquito flying nearby.
- [4aAB1 - The best available science? Are NOAA Fisheries marine mammal exposure noise guidelines up to date?](https://acoustics.org/4aab1-the-best-available-science-are-noaa-fisheries-marine-mammal-exposure-noise-guidelines-up-to-date-michael-stocker/) - NOAA Fisheries employs a set of in-water noise exposure guidelines that establish regulatory thresholds for ocean actions that impact marine mammals.
- [2pBA2 - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: Nitric Oxide or Xenon Bubble](https://acoustics.org/2pba2-double-double-toil-and-trouble-nitric-oxide-or-xenon-bubblechristy-k-holland/) - Designer bubbles loaded with special gases are under development at the University of Cincinnati Image-guided Ultrasound Therapeutics Laboratories to treat heart disease and stroke.
- [1pBA11 - An ultrasound surface wave elastography technique for noninvasive measurement of scar tissue](https://acoustics.org/1pba11-an-ultrasound-surface-wave-elastography-technique-for-noninvasive-measurement-of-scar-tissue-boran-zhou/) - Researchers aim to assess the role of ultrasound surface wave elastography (USWE) in accurately evaluating scar metrics.
- [1pNS1 - Acoustic vehicle alerts and sleep disruption: A content analysis of online discussion forums](https://acoustics.org/1pns1-acoustic-vehicle-alerts-and-sleep-disruption-a-content-analysis-of-online-discussion-forums-jeanine-botta/) - The study uses a database that was compiled as part of a noise activism endeavor called the Silence the Horns project.
- [2pAB16 - Biomimetic sonar and the problem of finding objects in foliage](https://acoustics.org/2pab16-biomimetic-sonar-and-the-problem-of-finding-objects-in-foliage-joseph-sutlive/) - Researchers have designed a sonar which mimics the biosonar of the horseshoe bat
- [1aPP - The Role of Talker/Vowel Change in Consonant Recognition with Hearing Loss](https://acoustics.org/1app-the-role-of-talker-vowel-change-in-consonant-recognition-with-hearing-loss-ali-abavisani/) - Researchers designed a speech-based test that may be utilized by audiologists to determine susceptible speech phones for each individual with hearing loss.
- [4aBAa7 - Unprecedented high-spatial resolution was achieved in ultrasound imaging by breaking the fundamental limitation with the operating ultrasound wavelength](https://acoustics.org/4abaa7-unprecedented-high-spatial-resolution-was-achieved-in-ultrasound-imaging-by-breaking-the-fundamental-limitation-with-the-operating-ultrasound-wavelength-kang-kim/) - microscopy super resolution imaging technology is based on randomly repeated blinking process of the fluorophores in response to the light source of the microscopy.
- [3pSA - Diagnosing wind turbine condition employing a neural network to the analysis of vibroacoustic signals](https://acoustics.org/3psa-diagnosing-wind-turbine-condition-employing-a-neural-network-to-the-analysis-of-vibroacoustic-signals-andrzej-czyzewski/) - it is important from the economic point of view to detect damage early in the wind turbines before failures occur.
- [2pAA13 - Reverberation Time Slope Ratio Thesis](https://acoustics.org/reverberation-time-slope-ratio-thesis-michael-fay/) - The T60 Slope Ratio thesis defines specific reverberation time vs. frequency goals for modern architectural acoustic environments.
- [3pBA4 - Artificial Intelligence for Automatic Tracking of the Tongue in Real-time Ultrasound Data](https://acoustics.org/3pba4-artificial-intelligence-for-automatic-tracking-of-the-tongue-in-real-time-ultrasound-data-m-hamed-mozaffari/) - The popularity of ultrasound imaging for tongue visualization is because of its attractive characteristics such as imaging at a reasonably rapid frame rate,
- [4aSC19 - Consonant Variation in Southern Speech](https://acoustics.org/4asc19-consonant-variation-in-southern-speech-lisa-lipani/) - Researchers used the Digital Archive of Southern Speech (DASS), which contains 367 hours of recordings consisting of approximately two million words of Southern speech.
- [4aAB4 - A Machine Learning Model of the Global Ambient Sound Level](https://acoustics.org/4aab4-a-machine-learning-model-of-the-global-ambient-sound-level-shane-v-lympany/) - Researchers developed a machine learning model to predict the ambient sound level at every point on Earth’s land surface.
- [5aSC8 - How head and eyebrow movements help make conversation a success](https://acoustics.org/5asc8-how-head-and-eyebrow-movements-help-make-conversation-a-success-samantha-danner/) - Researchers look at how movements of the eyebrow and the head might be used by participants in conversation to help determine when to exchange the conversational floor with one another.
- [4pSC34 - Social contexts do not affect how listeners perceive personality traits of gay and heterosexual male talkers](https://acoustics.org/4psc34-social-contexts-do-not-affect-how-listeners-perceive-personality-traits-of-gay-and-heterosexual-male-talkers-erik-c-tracy/) - Researchers examined whether listeners would strongly associate certain personality traits with a talker if they knew the talkers’ sexual orientation
- [3pID2 - Communication Between Native and Non-Native Speakers](https://acoustics.org/3pid2-communication-between-native-and-non-native-speakers-melissa-baese-berk/) - Real-world communication between individuals who do not share a language background can result in challenges for successful communication.
- [4pPPb2 - Phantom words are heard more frequently as coming from the right side of space](https://acoustics.org/4pppb2-phantom-words-are-heard-more-frequently-as-coming-from-the-right-side-of-space-diana-deutsch/) - We surmised that righthanders would perceive more phantom words and phrases as though coming from their right, and that non-righthanders would not show this difference in perceived location
- [2pAB2
 - Sound pollution decreases the chances of love for oyster toadfish](https://acoustics.org/sound-pollution-decreases-the-chances-of-love-for-oyster-toadfish-rosalyn-putland/) - The oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau, has a rich vocal repertoire, producing a variety of calls with fast contracting muscles along its swimbladder.
- [4pBAb3 - Bubbles on kidney stones in humans](https://acoustics.org/4pbab3-bubbles-on-kidney-stones-in-humans-julianna-c-simon/) - Researchers look at the origin of the twinkling artifact on kidney stones by imaging kidney stones in humans with ultrasound while inside a pressure or hyperbaric chamber
- [3pAO7 - The use of passive acoustic to follow killer whale behavior and to understand how they perceive their environment within a context of interaction with fishing activities](https://acoustics.org/the-use-of-passive-acoustic-to-follow-killer-whale-behavior-and-to-understand-how-they-perceive-their-environment-within-a-context-of-interaction-with-fishing-activities-gae/) - In this study, researchers focused on the depredation by killer whales on a demersal longline fisheries around Crozet Archipelago
- [3pAA4 - Small town factory into modern multi-purpose music hall](https://acoustics.org/3paa4-small-town-factory-into-modern-multi-purpose-music-hall-david-manley/) - Phase 1 transformed the historic Griffin Auto Building into a restaurant and flat-floor, indoor music hall.
- [2aNSa2 - The effect of transportation noise on sleep and health](https://acoustics.org/2ansa2-the-effect-of-transportation-noise-on-sleep-and-health-jo-m-solet/) - As transportation noise continues to rise, social justice issues are being raised over the impacts on sleep, health, safety and well being.
- [3pSC10 - Fearless Steps: Taking the Next Step towards Advanced Speech Technology for Naturalistic Audio](https://acoustics.org/fearless-steps-taking-the-next-step-towards-advanced-speech-technology-for-naturalistic-audio-john-h-l-hansen/) - The focus of this current effort is to contribute to the development of Spoken Language Technology based algorithms to analyze and understand various aspects of conversational speech.
- [2aSA9 - Acoustic black holes in airfoils](https://acoustics.org/2asa9-acoustic-black-holes-in-airfoils-kaushik-sampath/) - When we slice an aircraft wing somewhere in between, we find that it has a unique shape, called ‘airfoils’.
- [2pSA9 - Acoustic transients from the impact force excitation of beams and wind chimes](https://acoustics.org/2psa9-acoustic-transients-from-the-impact-force-excitation-of-beams-and-wind-chimes-peter-stepanishen/) - The present paper addresses the underlying physics of wind chimes from the viewpoint of a structural acoustician.
- [4pPPa6 - Benefits of a Smartphone as a Remote Microphone System](https://acoustics.org/4pppa6-benefits-of-a-smartphone-as-a-remote-microphone-system-dr-linda-thibodeau/) - Remote microphone (RM) systems have been shown to reduce the challenges hearing aid users face with communicating in noisy environments.
- [3aBA6 - Detecting Kidney Stones Via Doppler Ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/3aba6-detecting-kidney-stones-via-doppler-ultrasound-benjamin-wood/) - Researchers explore how kidney stones affect twinkling artifacts (TA) and the ability to locate stones with TAs in an excised kidney.
- [1aSCa3 - Training effects on speech prosody production by Cantonese-speaking children with autism spectrum disorder](https://acoustics.org/1asca3-training-effects-on-speech-prosody-production-by-cantonese-speaking-children-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-si-chen/) - Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been reported to show difficulties in using speech prosody to mark focus.
- [5aPPb2 - Using a virtual restaurant to test hearing aid settings](https://acoustics.org/5appb2-using-a-virtual-restaurant-to-test-hearing-aid-settings-gregory-m-ellis/) - One of the downsides of tightly controlled research environments is that the real world is anything but tightly controlled.
- [2pSCb4 - The Science of Voice Acting](https://acoustics.org/2pscb4-the-science-of-voice-acting-colette-feehan/) - Studying what voice actors do can tell us about how the vocal tract works.
- [1aBAa4 - Deep Learning the Sound of Light to Guide Surgeries](https://acoustics.org/1abaa4-deep-learning-the-sound-of-light-to-guide-surgeries-muyinatu-bell/) - Researcher summarizes novel methods to eliminate surgical complications by creating more informative images for surgical guidance.
- [3pMUb3 - Does the act of ‘playing’ a violin measurably change any of its acoustic properties? -- preliminary results](https://acoustics.org/3pmub3-does-the-act-of-playing-a-violin-measurably-change-any-of-its-acoustic-properties-preliminary-results-ms-kourtney-adkisson/) - Although it is not uncommon for makers and sellers of violins to mechanically vibrate instruments continuously for several weeks before selling them, there is no scientific consensus on how, or to what extent, the instrument is altered in this process.
- [3pMUa4 - Acoustical analysis of 3D-printed snare drums](https://acoustics.org/3pmua4-acoustical-analysis-of-3d-printed-snare-drums-chris-jasinski/) - Klapel Percussion Instruments contacted the University of Hartford Acoustics Program to assess if having a 3D-printing shell and rim changes the fundamental vibrational and acoustical characteristics of snare drums.
- [5aPPb1 - The freedom to move around – Hearing aid research takes a big step towards the real life](https://acoustics.org/5appb1-the-freedom-to-move-around-hearing-aid-research-takes-a-big-step-towards-the-real-life-stefan-klockgether/) - The Real Life Lab provides a stage where persons can move around freely and interact with sound sources
- [1aSCb4 - Formant and voice quality changes as a function of age in women](https://acoustics.org/1ascb4-formant-and-voice-quality-changes-as-a-function-of-age-in-women-laura-l-koenig/) - studies indicate that listeners are relatively accurate in judging the age of an unknown person they hear on the phone.
- [1aBAb - Shear wave elastography for skeletal muscle diagnostics](https://acoustics.org/1abab-shear-wave-elastography-for-skeletal-muscle-diagnostics-timofey-krit/) - the registration of the propagation of a shear wave, in contrast to ultrasound, allows one to determine the functional state of body organs and tissues.
- [2pSPc4 - Determining the Distance of Sperm Whales in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from an Underwater Acoustic Recoding Device](https://acoustics.org/determining-the-distance-of-sperm-whales-in-the-norther-gulf-of-mexico-from-an-underwater-acoustic-recoding-device-kendal-leftwich/) - These researchers explain how they are attempting to locate sperm whales in the Golf of Mexico.
- [3pAO1 - Can We Map the Entire Global Ocean Seafloor by 2030?](https://acoustics.org/3pao1-can-we-map-the-entire-global-ocean-seafloor-by-2030-larry-mayer/) - By 2018 however, only 9% of the deep ocean seafloor had been mapped with multibeam echo-sounders.
- [3pBAb1 - Sonobiopsy uses ultrasound to diagnose brain cancer](https://acoustics.org/3pbab1-sonobiopsy-uses-ultrasound-to-diagnose-brain-cancer-christopher-pacia/) - The research presented here proves the success of sonobiopsy in increasing the levels of brain tumor biomarkers in the blood for the diagnosis of the most common and deadly brain tumor, glioblastoma
- [5aNSa4 - Preserving workers’ hearing health by improving earplug efficiency](https://acoustics.org/5ansa4-preserving-workers-hearing-health-by-improving-earplug-efficiency-bastien-poissenot-arrigoni/) - commonly available earplugs are often uncomfortable, since they don’t fit everyone’s ears equally well.
- [1aAAa2 - Flooring Impact Sound – A Potential Path to Quieter Hospitals](https://acoustics.org/1aaaa2-flooring-impact-sound-a-potential-path-to-quieter-hospitals-mike-raley/) - a recent study showed that the acoustic metrics researchers typically use to evaluate noise in hospitals are not well-correlated with Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores
- [1aBAd1 - Early Detection of Arterial Disease using Medical Ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/1abad1-early-detection-of-arterial-disease-using-medical-ultrasound-tuhin-roy/) - developing a diagnostic tool for early detection of atherosclerosis using one of the cheapest and safest modalities, medical ultrasound.
- [4pAO1 - Oceanic Quieting During a Global Pandemic](https://acoustics.org/4pao1-oceanic-quieting-during-a-global-pandemic-john-p-ryan/) - Using sound recordings from the deep sea and information about vessel traffic, researchers examined oceanic quieting caused by reduced shipping traffic within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- [2pBAc - Targeting Sound with Ultrasound in the Brain](https://acoustics.org/2pbac-targeting-sound-with-ultrasound-in-the-brain-scott-schoen-jr/) - Ultrasound, so called since its frequency is above our hearing range, is able to travel through human tissue and enables noninvasive imaging with millimeter resolution.
- [4aPPa4 - Perception of Vowels and Consonants in Cochlear Implant Users](https://acoustics.org/4appa4-perception-of-vowels-and-consonants-in-cochlear-implant-users-melissa-malinasky/) - While cochlear implants (CI) can improve speech understanding, they also introduce distortions to sound input due to the limits of technology versus the human ear.
- [2pUWb2 - Study of low frequency flight recorder detection](https://acoustics.org/2puwb2-study-of-low-frequency-flight-recorder-detection-i-yun-su/) - if the plane crashes into the ocean, the underwater locater beacon (ULB) inside the flight recorder will be triggered which would make a sound that could be located by the rescue team.
- [1aSC3 - Acoustic changes of speech during the later years of life](https://acoustics.org/1asc3-acoustic-changes-of-speech-during-the-later-years-of-life-benjamin-tucker/) - Research into the perception and production of the human voice has shown that the human voice changes with age
- [1aBAd2 - Pilot studies on zebrafish echocardiography and zebrafish ultrasound vibro-elastography](https://acoustics.org/1abad2-pilot-studies-on-zebrafish-echocardiography-and-zebrafish-ultrasound-vibro-elastography-xiaoming-zhang-phd/) - Researchers develop two noninvasive measurement techniques in zebrafish using echocardiography and ultrasound vibro-elastography.
- [2pMU3 - Why do harpists still prefer gut strings?](https://acoustics.org/2pmu3-why-do-harpists-still-prefer-gut-strings-jim-woodhouse/) - study of the various limits on string choice for musical instruments has shown that the answer lies in a difference of “damping” in the strings
- [3aBA9 - Ultrasound mediated thermal stress augments mass and drug transport in brain tumors](https://acoustics.org/3aba9-ultrasound-mediated-thermal-stress-augments-mass-and-drug-transport-in-brain-tumors-costas-arvanitis/) - investigators built a closed-loop trans-skull magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound prototype
- [1aMU4 - In search of huge sound... or huge strings, at least](https://acoustics.org/1amu4-in-search-of-huge-sound-or-huge-strings-at-least-pawel-bielski/) - Harmonic composition is called the brightness of the string. Higher harmonics create a sharp and open sound. Lower harmonics help to beef up the tone.
- [1aSC1 - Untangling the link between working memory and understanding speech](https://acoustics.org/1asc1-untangling-the-link-between-working-memory-and-understanding-speech-adam-bosen/) - Working memory is our ability to simultaneously remember some information while working on other information
- [1aSC2 - The McGurk Illusion](https://acoustics.org/1asc2-the-mcgurk-illusion-kristin-j-van-engen/) - However, when it comes to understanding real-world multisensory speech perception, there are several reasons to think that McGurk-style stimuli are poorly-suited to the task.
- [2aMU5 - Evaluation of individual differences of vibration duration of tuning forks](https://acoustics.org/2amu5-evaluation-of-individual-differences-of-vibration-duration-of-tuning-forks-kyota-nomizu/) - only the fundamental frequency is tuned in the manufacturing process of the tuning forks, durations of tones have not been evaluated.
- [3pEA6 - Selective monitoring of noise emitted by vehicles involved in road traffic](https://acoustics.org/3pea6-selective-monitoring-of-noise-emitted-by-vehicles-involved-in-road-traffic-andrzej-czyzewski/) - The research focuses on the electronics built in the street lamp using multiple sensors, including an acoustic intensity probe that measures the sound intensity in three orthogonal directions
- [2aSC8 - Tips for collecting self-recordings on smartphones](https://acoustics.org/2asc8-tips-for-collecting-self-recordings-on-smartphones-valerie-freeman/) - Speech scientists whose data consists of audio recordings of people talking switched to remote methods like Zoom or asking people to record themselves on their phones.
- [1aSPa4 - The Sound of Drones](https://acoustics.org/1aspa4-the-sound-of-drones-valentin-v-gravirov/) - The researcher's main goal was to study the sound generated by drones during flight in order to solve the problems of their automatic finding and recognition.
- [2aNS3 - A Socio-Technical Model for Soundmapping Community Airplane Noise](https://acoustics.org/2ans3-a-socio-technical-model-for-soundmapping-community-airplane-noise-tae-hong-park/) - Researchers are developing a socio-technical sound sensor network called Citygram that would make practicable measuring actual noise levels opposed to theoretical noise levels around airports.
- [1aBAb2 - Transcranial Radiation of Guided Waves for Brain Ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/1abab2-transcranial-radiation-of-guided-waves-for-brain-ultrasound-eetu-kohtanen/) - The use of ultrasound in the imaging and treatment of soft tissues is well established, but ultrasound treatment for the brain poses important scientific challenges.
- [3aSP1 - Using Physics to Solve the Cocktail Party Problem](https://acoustics.org/using-physics-to-solve-the-cocktail-party-problem-keith-mcelveen/) - Researcher investigates a new approach to the cocktail party problem that blends tricks used by human hearing with laws of physics
- [2pPP8 - Teenagers with ADHD may perceive loud sounds in a different way](https://acoustics.org/2ppp8-teenagers-with-adhd-may-perceive-loud-sounds-in-a-different-way-alexandra-moore/) - Hyper-sensitivity and hypo-sensitivity (increased and decreased reaction to sounds) are common among patients with ADHD, but have not been well-studied.
- [2aAO5 - Tracking natural hydrocarbons gas flow over the course of a year](https://acoustics.org/2aao5-tracking-natural-hydrocarbons-gas-flow-over-the-course-of-a-year-alexandra-m-padilla/) - Researchers have been studying the release of methane, a greenhouse gas, in the form of bubbles from different regions of the ocean’s seafloor for decades to understand its impact on global climate change and ocean acidification
- [1aMU2 - Measurements and Analysis of Acoustic Guitars During Various Stages of Their Construction](https://acoustics.org/1amu2-measurements-and-analysis-of-acoustic-guitars-during-various-stages-of-their-construction-mark-rau/) - Researchers measured the resonant structure of three guitars during their construction
- [2aSC1 - Testing invisible Participants: Conducting Behavioural Science online during the Pandemic](https://acoustics.org/testing-invisible-participants-conducting-behavioural-science-online-during-the-pandemic-prof-jennifer-rodd/) - This researcher encourages others to embrace online research, but argues that we must carefully adapt research protocols to maintain high data quality.
- [3aNS4 - Protecting Sleep from Noise in the Built Environment](https://acoustics.org/3ans4-protecting-sleep-from-noise-in-the-built-environment-jo-m-solet/) - Those living in aging or poorly built, multiple occupancy buildings are likely to have substantial exposure to site exterior noise intrusions, as well as to noise produced within their own building envelopes
- [1aSPa5 - Saving Lives During Disasters by Using Drones](https://acoustics.org/1aspa5-saving-lives-during-disasters-by-using-drones-macarena-varela/) - Drones can better reach and cover inaccessible and larger areas than rescuers on the ground or other types of vehicles.
- [2aMU1 - Supercomputer simulation reveals how the reed vibrations are controlled in single-reed instruments](https://acoustics.org/supercomputer-simulation-reveals-how-the-reed-vibrations-are-controlled-in-single-reed-instruments-tsukasa-yoshinaga/) - Researchers conducted a numerical simulation of sound generation in a single-reed instrument called Saxonett
- [4pNS2 - Sound of the City: Creating a Balanced Sound Composition in Urban Green Spaces](https://acoustics.org/4pns-sound-of-the-city-creating-a-balanced-sound-composition-in-urban-green-spaces/) - Much like landscapes, soundscapes can vary greatly depending on the sound sources adding their voices.
- [1pPPb - Young adults with ADHD display altered neural responses to attended sounds than neurotypical counterparts](https://acoustics.org/1pppb-young-adults-with-adhd-display-altered-neural-responses-to-attended-sounds-than-neurotypical-counterparts/) - Researchers reasoned that people with ADHD would perform worse when undertaking a challenging task that required strong top-down control
- [5aABb2 - A tale of two singers: how do bats and bird mixed-flocks respond to petroleum industry noise in the Ecuadorian Amazon](https://acoustics.org/5aabb2-a-tale-of-two-singers-how-do-bats-and-bird-mixed-flocks-respond-to-petroleum-industry-noise-in-the-ecuadorian-amazon/) - Industrial noise can have a significant impact on animal groups that rely on acoustic communication for fundamental survival activities.
- [1aED3 - Accelerating Science Education by Interactive Simulators and Imaging Experiments](https://acoustics.org/1aed3-accelerating-science-education-by-interactive-simulators-and-imaging-experiments/) - Unlike a typical homework set, these simulators provide students with an understanding of the functional relationship of variables in a continuous and efficient way.
- [1pBAb5 - Predicting Spontaneous Preterm Birth Risk is Improved when Quantitative Ultrasound Data are Included with Prior Clinical Data](https://acoustics.org/1pbab5-predicting-spontaneous-preterm-birth-risk-is-improved-when-quantitative-ultrasound-data-are-included-with-prior-clinical-data/) - Novel quantitative ultrasound (QUS) technology shows promise of becoming a useful method for early detection of spontaneous preterm birth.
- [1aBAb - Detecting liver cracks using ultrasonic shear wave imaging](https://acoustics.org/1abab-detecting-liver-cracks-using-ultrasonic-shear-wave-imaging/) - Liver crack is a type of liver trauma, in which a capsular tear of different geometries occurs due to external impacts, and it is a common physical damage in traffic accidents, combating sports, and other accidents.
- [4aMU8 - Neural Plasticity for Music Processing in Young Adults: the Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)](https://acoustics.org/4amu8-neural-plasticity-for-music-processing-in-young-adults-the-effect-of-transcranial-direct-current-stimulation-tdcs/) - Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique.
- [2aCA11-Validating a phase-inversion procedure to assess the signal-to-noise ratios at the output of hearing aids with wide-dynamic-range compression](https://acoustics.org/2aca-validating-a-phase-inversion-procedure-to-assess-the-signal-to-noise-ratios-at-the-output-of-hearing-aids-with-wide-dynamic-range-compression/) - Researchers looked to see whether a specific technique used to determine the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) at the output of a hearing aid gave accurate results.
- [4aAA10 - Acoustic Effects of Face Masks on Speech: Impulse Response Measurements Between Two Head and Torso Simulators](https://acoustics.org/4aaa-acoustic-effects-of-face-masks-on-speech-impulse-response-measurements-between-two-head-and-torso-simulators/) - The mouth of the source head and torso simulator (HATS) was covered with various face masks: paper, cloth, N95, nano, and face shield.
- [5pBA4 - A noninvasive ultrasound device to treat urinary stones in pet cats](https://acoustics.org/5pba4-a-noninvasive-ultrasound-device-to-treat-urinary-stones-in-pet-cats/) - Like humans, cats grow stones in their kidneys. As these stones pass through the urinary tract, they can become stuck and block the outflow of urine.
- [3aAB7 - Modeling the potential for vessel collision with Southern Resident killer whales](https://acoustics.org/3aab7-modeling-the-potential-for-vessel-collision-with-southern-resident-killer-whales/) - Predicting the risk of vessel collisions for a given species through modeling can be a useful way to determine whether protective measures are needed.
- [2aSC2 - Identifying race from speech](https://acoustics.org/2asc2-identifying-race-from-speech/) - Black and white men and women listeners from Indiana and North Carolina heard recordings of the eastern and western talkers
- [4aSC3 - Talkers prepare their lips before audibly speaking – Is this the same thing as coarticulated speech?](https://acoustics.org/4asc3-talkers-prepare-their-lips-before-audibly-speaking-is-this-the-same-thing-as-coarticulated-speech/) - Some theoretical models explain coarticulation by assuming that talkers retrieve slightly different versions of their /s/ sound from memory, depending on the sound to follow.
- [1pMU4 - Flow Visualization and Aerosols in Performance](https://acoustics.org/1pmu4-flow-visualization-and-aerosols-in-performance/) - we used a variety of methods, including flow visualization, aerosol and CO2 measurements to understand the different components that can lead to transmission risk from musical performance and risk mitigation.
- [4pBA8 - Charging devices inside the body or outside: Ultrasound Wireless Powering offers several possibilities](https://acoustics.org/4pba8-charging-devices-inside-the-body-or-outside-ultrasound-wireless-powering-offers-several-possibilities/) - The use of an ultrasound transmitter and receiver approach has enabled wireless ultrasound powering (UWP), from sophisticated body-implant powering to charging batteries for digital devices
- [3aPPb1 - Spectral Processing Deficits Appear to Underlie Developmental Language Disorders](https://acoustics.org/3appb1-spectral-processing-deficits-appear-to-underlie-developmental-language-disorders/) - As many as twenty percent of children encounter difficulties learning language, a condition termed Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
- [2aPAa - Three-dimensional wavefront modeling of secondary sonic booms](https://acoustics.org/2apaa-three-dimensional-wavefront-modeling-of-secondary-sonic-booms/) - Work presented here examines the shape of the Mach cone when propagated significantly large distances away from the vehicle in three-dimensional, realistic atmospheric conditions.
- [3pSP4 - Imaging Watermelons](https://acoustics.org/3psp4-imaging-watermelons/) - Before investigating the acoustic properties, it is useful to examine watermelons’ ripening properties from a material perspective.
- [1pAA1 - Analysis and actions required to ensure raceway noise levels are acceptable to the surrounding community](https://acoustics.org/analysis-and-actions-required-to-ensure-raceway-noise-levels-are-acceptable-to-the-surrounding-community/) - Raceways and neighboring communities are attempting to find workable solutions without compromise to the safety and enjoyment of the raceway.
- [The Impact of Formal Musical Training on Speech Comprehension in Heavily Distracting Environments](https://acoustics.org/the-impact-of-formal-musical-training-on-speech-comprehension-in-heavily-distracting-environments/) - In domains where multitasking is necessary and timely and accurate responses must be ensured, does formal musical training help performance?
- [The safe noise level to prevent hearing loss is probably lower than you think](https://acoustics.org/the-safe-noise-level-to-prevent-hearing-loss-is-probably-lower-than-you-think/) - If something sounds loud, it's too loud. The safe noise level to prevent hearing loss and other auditory disorders is probably lower than you think.
- [Noise Pollution in Hospitals and its Impacts on the Health Care Community and Patients](https://acoustics.org/noise-pollution-in-hospitals-and-its-impacts-on-the-health-care-community-and-patients/) - Noise pollution in hospitals is a common problem for patients, families and teams of professionals and employees.
- [Artificial intelligence in music production: controversy & opportunity](https://acoustics.org/artificial-intelligence-in-music-production-controversy-and-opportunity/) - Can artificial intelligence replace a sound engineer? This question gets to the heart of what is art and what is science.
- [Presence of a drone and estimating its range simply from the drone audio emissions](https://acoustics.org/presence-of-a-drone-and-estimating-its-range-simply-from-the-drone-audio-emissions/) - Presence of a drone near a location and, if present, estimating its range to within 50 cm are possible simply from the drone audio emissions.
- [Atom Tones - A periodic table of audible elements](https://acoustics.org/atom-tones-a-periodic-table-of-audible-elements/) - Identify elements of the periodic table through sound and investigate the atomic world with methods used by sound engineers.
- [Connecting industry to a more diverse student population](https://acoustics.org/connecting-industry-to-a-more-diverse-student-population/) - The engineering disciplines are not very diverse. Within the acoustics fields specifically, how are we doing connecting to underrepresented student groups?
- [Assessment of road surfaces using sound analysis](https://acoustics.org/assessment-of-road-surfaces-using-sound-analysis/) - The sound differs depending on whether the road is dry or wet, which is the basis of the algorithm that assesses the road surface state using sound analysis.
- [Ultrasonics to monitor liquid metal melt pool dynamics for improving metal 3D printing](https://acoustics.org/ultrasonics-to-monitor-liquid-metal-melt-pool-dynamics-for-improving-metal-3d-printing/) - Ever wonder what melt pools look like during metal 3D printing? High-speed X-rays and ultrasound are being used to understand their fundamental behavior!
- [3pSC87 - What the f***? Making sense of expletives in The Wire](https://acoustics.org/what-the-f-making-sense-of-expletives-in-the-wire-erica-gold/) - What makes the scene unusual dramatically is that, engrossed in their investigation, the two detectives communicate with each other using only the word, “f***” and its variants.
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- [2019 Science Communication Awards Entries](https://acoustics.org/2019-science-communication-awards-entries/)
- [The Student Design Competition in Architectural Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/awards/the-student-design-competition-in-architectural-acoustics/) - The 2025 Student Design Competition invited students to create a 700-seat theatre for a college with strong programs in drama, vocal performance, and dance.
- [Lay Language Papers: Chicago, Illinois 8-12 May 2023](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-chicago-illinois-8-12-may-2023/) - These short summaries of presentations form the 184th Chicago Meeting use simple, everyday terms that anyone with an interest in acoustics can understand.
- [Lay Language Papers: Virtual Meeting 19-21 Nov 2024](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-virtual-meeting-19-21-nov-2024/) - These short summaries of presentations from the 187th Virtual Meeting use simple, everyday terms that anyone with an interest in acoustics can understand.
- [Lay Language Papers: Ottawa, Canada 13-17 May 2024](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-ottawa-canada-13-17-may-2024/) - These short lay language summaries of presentations from the Ottawa Meeting use simple, everyday terms that anyone with an interest in acoustics can understand.
- [Lay Language Papers: Denver, Colorado 23 – 27 May 2022](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-denver-colorado-23-27-may-2022/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 182nd Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Denver May 2022
- [Lay Language Papers: Nashville, Tennessee 5 – 9 Dec 2022](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-nashville-tennessee-5-9-dec-2022/) - These short summaries of presentations from the 183rd Nashville Meeting use simple, everyday terms that anyone with an interest in acoustics can understand.
- [Lay Language Papers: Sydney, Australia 4-8 December 2023](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-sydney-australia-4-8-december-2023/) - These short summaries of presentations from the 185th Sydney Meeting use simple, everyday terms that anyone with an interest in acoustics can understand.
- [Propagations](https://acoustics.org/propagations/) - Propagations is the official publications blog of the Publications Office of the Acoustical Society of America and was launched to provide updates on acoustics.
- [LLP submission form](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-paper-style-guide/llp-submission-form/) - Lay Language Papers are for anyone interested in acoustics, particularly those in media roles. Use style guide before filling out the submission form.
- [Lay Language Papers: Seattle, Washington 29 November – 3 December 2021](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/181st-meeting-of-the-acoustical-society-of-america/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 181st Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Seattle, December 2021
- [Lay Language Papers: Acoustics in Focus (AiF) 8-10 June 2021](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-180th-meeting-of-the-acoustical-society-of-america/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at Acoustics in Focus, the 180th virtual Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in June 2021.
- [Lay Language Papers: Acoustics Virtually Everywhere (AVE) 7-11 December 2020](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-ave-7-11-dec-2020/) - Summaries of acoustics research presented at Acoustics Virtually Everywhere, the 179th virtual Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in December 2020.
- [Lay Language Papers: San Diego, California 2–6 December 2019](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-san-diego-california-2-6-december-2019/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 178th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in San Diego, December 2019
- [Lay Language Papers: Louisville, Kentucky 13–17 May 2019](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/177th-meeting-of-the-acoustical-society-of-america/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 177th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Louisville, May 2019
- [Lay Language Papers:  Victoria, Canada 5-9 November 2018](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-victoria-canada-5-9-november-2018/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 176th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Victoria, Canada in 2018.
- [Lay Language Papers: Minneapolis, Minnesota 7-11 May 2018](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-minneapolis-mn/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 175th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Minneapolis, May 2018
- [Lay Language Papers: New Orleans, Louisiana 4–8 December 2017](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/new-orleans-louisiana/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 174th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in New Orleans, Dec 2017
- [Lay Language Papers: Boston, Massachusetts 25-29 June 2017](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-boston-ma/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 179th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Boston June 2017.
- [Lay Language Papers: Honolulu, Hawaii 28 November – 2 December 2016](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/hawaii-2017/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 172nd Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Honolulu, December 2016
- [Lay Language Papers: Salt Lake City, Utah  23 -27 May 2016](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/171st-meeting-salt-lake-city-utah/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 174th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Salt Lake City, May 2016
- [Lay Language Papers: Jacksonville, Florida 2-6 November 2015](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-jacksonville-2-6-nov-2015/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 168th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Jacksonville, November 2015
- [Lay Language Papers: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 18-22 May 2015](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/lay-language-papers-pittsburgh-18-22-may-2015/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 174th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Pittsburgh, May 2015
- [Lay Language Papers: Indianapolis, Indiana 27-31 October 2014](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/indianapolis-27-31-oct-2014/) - Short summaries of acoustics research presented at the 168th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting in Indianapolis, October 2014
- [Halloween Fun at Indy](https://acoustics.org/lay-language-papers/indianapolis-27-31-oct-2014/halloween-fun-at-indy/) - ASA meeting attendees had some halloween fun at Indy with a photo booth and costumes. Check out the photo gallery.
- [About Propagations](https://acoustics.org/about/) - Propagations is the official publications blog of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).
- [About ASA](https://acoustics.org/about-asa/) - The purpose of the Society is to generate, disseminate, and promote the knowledge and practical applications of acoustics. Learn about ASA history.
- [The International Year of Sound](https://acoustics.org/the-international-year-of-sound/) - The International Year of Sound was a global initiative to highlight the importance of sound and related sciences and technologies for all in society.

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- [189th Meeting](https://acoustics.org/category/189th-meeting/)
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## Tags

- [speech recognition](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-recognition/)
- [sound absorption](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-absorption/)
- [wind turbine](https://acoustics.org/tag/wind-turbine/)
- [voice recognition](https://acoustics.org/tag/voice-recognition/)
- [voice samples](https://acoustics.org/tag/voice-samples/)
- [sound](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound/)
- [urban soundscapes](https://acoustics.org/tag/urban-soundscapes/)
- [ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/ultrasound/)
- [acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustics/)
- [microscopic bubbles](https://acoustics.org/tag/microscopic-bubbles/)
- [siren](https://acoustics.org/tag/siren/)
- [resonators](https://acoustics.org/tag/resonators/)
- [cancer](https://acoustics.org/tag/cancer/)
- [medical imaging](https://acoustics.org/tag/medical-imaging/)
- [spooky sounds](https://acoustics.org/tag/spooky-sounds/)
- [harmonic tones](https://acoustics.org/tag/harmonic-tones/)
- [bleat](https://acoustics.org/tag/bleat/)
- [bats](https://acoustics.org/tag/bats/)
- [sonar](https://acoustics.org/tag/sonar/)
- [biological sonar](https://acoustics.org/tag/biological-sonar/)
- [pitch](https://acoustics.org/tag/pitch/)
- [ultrasonic](https://acoustics.org/tag/ultrasonic/)
- [acoustic wave](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-wave/)
- [ultrasonic separation](https://acoustics.org/tag/ultrasonic-separation/)
- [milk](https://acoustics.org/tag/milk/)
- [perception](https://acoustics.org/tag/perception/)
- [computers](https://acoustics.org/tag/computers/)
- [music](https://acoustics.org/tag/music/)
- [design](https://acoustics.org/tag/design/)
- [architecture](https://acoustics.org/tag/architecture/)
- [tissue](https://acoustics.org/tag/tissue/)
- [health](https://acoustics.org/tag/health/)
- [medicine](https://acoustics.org/tag/medicine/)
- [biology](https://acoustics.org/tag/biology/)
- [soundscape](https://acoustics.org/tag/soundscape/)
- [people](https://acoustics.org/tag/people/)
- [smartphone](https://acoustics.org/tag/smartphone/)
- [office](https://acoustics.org/tag/office/)
- [animals](https://acoustics.org/tag/animals/)
- [vibrations](https://acoustics.org/tag/vibrations/)
- [communication](https://acoustics.org/tag/communication/)
- [spiders](https://acoustics.org/tag/spiders/)
- [age](https://acoustics.org/tag/age/)
- [hearing](https://acoustics.org/tag/hearing/)
- [memory](https://acoustics.org/tag/memory/)
- [linguistics](https://acoustics.org/tag/linguistics/)
- [language](https://acoustics.org/tag/language/)
- [learning](https://acoustics.org/tag/learning/)
- [vision](https://acoustics.org/tag/vision/)
- [blindness](https://acoustics.org/tag/blindness/)
- [technology](https://acoustics.org/tag/technology/)
- [environment](https://acoustics.org/tag/environment/)
- [green](https://acoustics.org/tag/green/)
- [tennis](https://acoustics.org/tag/tennis/)
- [graphite](https://acoustics.org/tag/graphite/)
- [deafness](https://acoustics.org/tag/deafness/)
- [chickens](https://acoustics.org/tag/chickens/)
- [mating](https://acoustics.org/tag/mating/)
- [courtship](https://acoustics.org/tag/courtship/)
- [Nebraska](https://acoustics.org/tag/nebraska/)
- [cardio](https://acoustics.org/tag/cardio/)
- [devices](https://acoustics.org/tag/devices/)
- [water](https://acoustics.org/tag/water/)
- [speech perception](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-perception/)
- [infrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/infrasound/)
- [volcanoes](https://acoustics.org/tag/volcanoes/)
- [geology](https://acoustics.org/tag/geology/)
- [speech](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech/)
- [noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/noise/)
- [neurons](https://acoustics.org/tag/neurons/)
- [brain](https://acoustics.org/tag/brain/)
- [drugs](https://acoustics.org/tag/drugs/)
- [instruments](https://acoustics.org/tag/instruments/)
- [history](https://acoustics.org/tag/history/)
- [echolocation](https://acoustics.org/tag/echolocation/)
- [insects](https://acoustics.org/tag/insects/)
- [sensors](https://acoustics.org/tag/sensors/)
- [auditory detection](https://acoustics.org/tag/auditory-detection/)
- [industry](https://acoustics.org/tag/industry/)
- [detection](https://acoustics.org/tag/detection/)
- [Earth](https://acoustics.org/tag/earth/)
- [geoscience](https://acoustics.org/tag/geoscience/)
- [waves](https://acoustics.org/tag/waves/)
- [engineering](https://acoustics.org/tag/engineering/)
- [humans](https://acoustics.org/tag/humans/)
- [auditory](https://acoustics.org/tag/auditory/)
- [disease](https://acoustics.org/tag/disease/)
- [birds](https://acoustics.org/tag/birds/)
- [speech hearing](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-hearing/)
- [computer simulation](https://acoustics.org/tag/computer-simulation/)
- [safety](https://acoustics.org/tag/safety/)
- [anthropology](https://acoustics.org/tag/anthropology/)
- [gender sociology](https://acoustics.org/tag/gender-sociology/)
- [forensics](https://acoustics.org/tag/forensics/)
- [politics](https://acoustics.org/tag/politics/)
- [sociology](https://acoustics.org/tag/sociology/)
- [medical](https://acoustics.org/tag/medical/)
- [pressure](https://acoustics.org/tag/pressure/)
- [recognition](https://acoustics.org/tag/recognition/)
- [deep learning](https://acoustics.org/tag/deep-learning/)
- [broadcasting](https://acoustics.org/tag/broadcasting/)
- [speech rate](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-rate/)
- [television](https://acoustics.org/tag/television/)
- [audiovisual](https://acoustics.org/tag/audiovisual/)
- [background noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/background-noise/)
- [acoustic cloaking](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-cloaking/)
- [sound fields](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-fields/)
- [speech interpretation](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-interpretation/)
- [acoustical properties](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustical-properties/)
- [melody](https://acoustics.org/tag/melody/)
- [noise perception](https://acoustics.org/tag/noise-perception/)
- [noise control](https://acoustics.org/tag/noise-control/)
- [acoustic load](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-load/)
- [launch vehicle](https://acoustics.org/tag/launch-vehicle/)
- [virtual reality](https://acoustics.org/tag/virtual-reality/)
- [human speech](https://acoustics.org/tag/human-speech/)
- [storytelling](https://acoustics.org/tag/storytelling/)
- [frequency](https://acoustics.org/tag/frequency/)
- [amplitude](https://acoustics.org/tag/amplitude/)
- [sound waves](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-waves/)
- [annoyance](https://acoustics.org/tag/annoyance/)
- [workplace](https://acoustics.org/tag/workplace/)
- [musical instruments](https://acoustics.org/tag/musical-instruments/)
- [high-speed camera](https://acoustics.org/tag/high-speed-camera/)
- [timbre](https://acoustics.org/tag/timbre/)
- [bubbles](https://acoustics.org/tag/bubbles/)
- [methane](https://acoustics.org/tag/methane/)
- [acoustic resonance](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-resonance/)
- [International Year of Sound](https://acoustics.org/tag/international-year-of-sound/)
- [natural disasters](https://acoustics.org/tag/natural-disasters/)
- [emergency warnings](https://acoustics.org/tag/emergency-warnings/)
- [noise cancellation](https://acoustics.org/tag/noise-cancellation/)
- [aircraft noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/aircraft-noise/)
- [hearing loss](https://acoustics.org/tag/hearing-loss/)
- [safe noise level](https://acoustics.org/tag/safe-noise-level/)
- [moth](https://acoustics.org/tag/moth/)
- [acoustic sensor](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-sensor/)
- [bio-inspiration](https://acoustics.org/tag/bio-inspiration/)
- [3D printing](https://acoustics.org/tag/3d-printing/)
- [additive manufacturing](https://acoustics.org/tag/additive-manufacturing/)
- [attention](https://acoustics.org/tag/attention/)
- [multisensory integration](https://acoustics.org/tag/multisensory-integration/)
- [auditory perception](https://acoustics.org/tag/auditory-perception/)
- [auditory cognition](https://acoustics.org/tag/auditory-cognition/)
- [hospitals](https://acoustics.org/tag/hospitals/)
- [medical equipment](https://acoustics.org/tag/medical-equipment/)
- [fourier-bessel expansion](https://acoustics.org/tag/fourier-bessel-expansion/)
- [drone identification](https://acoustics.org/tag/drone-identification/)
- [drone range estimation](https://acoustics.org/tag/drone-range-estimation/)
- [music synthesis](https://acoustics.org/tag/music-synthesis/)
- [atom](https://acoustics.org/tag/atom/)
- [element](https://acoustics.org/tag/element/)
- [sounds](https://acoustics.org/tag/sounds/)
- [periodic table](https://acoustics.org/tag/periodic-table/)
- [intelligent systems](https://acoustics.org/tag/intelligent-systems/)
- [audio engineering](https://acoustics.org/tag/audio-engineering/)
- [machine learning](https://acoustics.org/tag/machine-learning/)
- [AI](https://acoustics.org/tag/ai/)
- [diversity](https://acoustics.org/tag/diversity/)
- [inclusion](https://acoustics.org/tag/inclusion/)
- [underrepresented](https://acoustics.org/tag/underrepresented/)
- [woman](https://acoustics.org/tag/woman/)
- [interns](https://acoustics.org/tag/interns/)
- [acoustic vector sensor](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-vector-sensor/)
- [sound intensity](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-intensity/)
- [road surface state](https://acoustics.org/tag/road-surface-state/)
- [x-ray](https://acoustics.org/tag/x-ray/)
- [podcast](https://acoustics.org/tag/podcast/)
- [podcasting](https://acoustics.org/tag/podcasting/)
- [room design](https://acoustics.org/tag/room-design/)
- [recording](https://acoustics.org/tag/recording/)
- [architectural acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/architectural-acoustics/)
- [conservation](https://acoustics.org/tag/conservation/)
- [vocal communication](https://acoustics.org/tag/vocal-communication/)
- [phocids](https://acoustics.org/tag/phocids/)
- [Hawaii](https://acoustics.org/tag/hawaii/)
- [rocket](https://acoustics.org/tag/rocket/)
- [sonic boom](https://acoustics.org/tag/sonic-boom/)
- [urinary stones](https://acoustics.org/tag/urinary-stones/)
- [CAD](https://acoustics.org/tag/cad/)
- [vowels](https://acoustics.org/tag/vowels/)
- [consonants](https://acoustics.org/tag/consonants/)
- [hearing test](https://acoustics.org/tag/hearing-test/)
- [zebrafish](https://acoustics.org/tag/zebrafish/)
- [Japanese](https://acoustics.org/tag/japanese/)
- [mcgurk](https://acoustics.org/tag/mcgurk/)
- [sibilant](https://acoustics.org/tag/sibilant/)
- [cochlear implant](https://acoustics.org/tag/cochlear-implant/)
- [microphone](https://acoustics.org/tag/microphone/)
- [biosonar](https://acoustics.org/tag/biosonar/)
- [noseleaves](https://acoustics.org/tag/noseleaves/)
- [prosody](https://acoustics.org/tag/prosody/)
- [dolphin](https://acoustics.org/tag/dolphin/)
- [fish](https://acoustics.org/tag/fish/)
- [violin](https://acoustics.org/tag/violin/)
- [microbubble](https://acoustics.org/tag/microbubble/)
- [piano](https://acoustics.org/tag/piano/)
- [silence](https://acoustics.org/tag/silence/)
- [rhino](https://acoustics.org/tag/rhino/)
- [hearing protection](https://acoustics.org/tag/hearing-protection/)
- [classroom](https://acoustics.org/tag/classroom/)
- [bathymetry](https://acoustics.org/tag/bathymetry/)
- [seatrout](https://acoustics.org/tag/seatrout/)
- [ecoacoustic](https://acoustics.org/tag/ecoacoustic/)
- [cave](https://acoustics.org/tag/cave/)
- [clarinet](https://acoustics.org/tag/clarinet/)
- [saxophone](https://acoustics.org/tag/saxophone/)
- [tinnitus](https://acoustics.org/tag/tinnitus/)
- [hearing aid](https://acoustics.org/tag/hearing-aid/)
- [video](https://acoustics.org/tag/video/)
- [soundwalk](https://acoustics.org/tag/soundwalk/)
- [thunder](https://acoustics.org/tag/thunder/)
- [meetings](https://acoustics.org/tag/meetings/)
- [publishing](https://acoustics.org/tag/publishing/)
- [frog](https://acoustics.org/tag/frog/)
- [pando](https://acoustics.org/tag/pando/)
- [AAE](https://acoustics.org/tag/aae/)
- [stratosphere](https://acoustics.org/tag/stratosphere/)
- [auditory development](https://acoustics.org/tag/auditory-development/)
- [children](https://acoustics.org/tag/children/)
- [cortex](https://acoustics.org/tag/cortex/)
- [EEG](https://acoustics.org/tag/eeg/)
- [source localization](https://acoustics.org/tag/source-localization/)
- [single sided deafness](https://acoustics.org/tag/single-sided-deafness/)
- [bimodal](https://acoustics.org/tag/bimodal/)
- [bilateral hearing](https://acoustics.org/tag/bilateral-hearing/)
- [real-time computing webapp](https://acoustics.org/tag/real-time-computing-webapp/)
- [voice discrimination](https://acoustics.org/tag/voice-discrimination/)
- [fundamental frequency](https://acoustics.org/tag/fundamental-frequency/)
- [formant frequencies](https://acoustics.org/tag/formant-frequencies/)
- [acoustic propagation](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-propagation/)
- [extraterrestrial oceans](https://acoustics.org/tag/extraterrestrial-oceans/)
- [real-time computing](https://acoustics.org/tag/real-time-computing/)
- [performance](https://acoustics.org/tag/performance/)
- [instrument design](https://acoustics.org/tag/instrument-design/)
- [Turkish quality attributes](https://acoustics.org/tag/turkish-quality-attributes/)
- [corpus-driven approach](https://acoustics.org/tag/corpus-driven-approach/)
- [principal component analysis](https://acoustics.org/tag/principal-component-analysis/)
- [circumplex](https://acoustics.org/tag/circumplex/)
- [hierarchical agglomerative clustering](https://acoustics.org/tag/hierarchical-agglomerative-clustering/)
- [skin](https://acoustics.org/tag/skin/)
- [noncontact elastography](https://acoustics.org/tag/noncontact-elastography/)
- [bioacoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/bioacoustics/)
- [bowhead whales](https://acoustics.org/tag/bowhead-whales/)
- [climate change](https://acoustics.org/tag/climate-change/)
- [habitat preferences](https://acoustics.org/tag/habitat-preferences/)
- [western Canadian Arctic](https://acoustics.org/tag/western-canadian-arctic/)
- [sustainability](https://acoustics.org/tag/sustainability/)
- [building acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/building-acoustics/)
- [decarbonization](https://acoustics.org/tag/decarbonization/)
- [building design](https://acoustics.org/tag/building-design/)
- [Native American aural heritage](https://acoustics.org/tag/native-american-aural-heritage/)
- [Brothertown Indian Nation](https://acoustics.org/tag/brothertown-indian-nation/)
- [intangible cultural heritage](https://acoustics.org/tag/intangible-cultural-heritage/)
- [Venus](https://acoustics.org/tag/venus/)
- [traffic](https://acoustics.org/tag/traffic/)
- [road](https://acoustics.org/tag/road/)
- [audiology](https://acoustics.org/tag/audiology/)
- [virtual acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/virtual-acoustics/)
- [Alzheimer's](https://acoustics.org/tag/alzheimers/)
- [treatment](https://acoustics.org/tag/treatment/)
- [ocean acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/ocean-acoustics/)
- [natural quiet](https://acoustics.org/tag/natural-quiet/)
- [underwater acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/underwater-acoustics/)
- [oceanography](https://acoustics.org/tag/oceanography/)
- [marine biology](https://acoustics.org/tag/marine-biology/)
- [biological soundscapes](https://acoustics.org/tag/biological-soundscapes/)
- [warming ocean](https://acoustics.org/tag/warming-ocean/)
- [reef soundscapes](https://acoustics.org/tag/reef-soundscapes/)
- [coral reef](https://acoustics.org/tag/coral-reef/)
- [coral reef soundscapes](https://acoustics.org/tag/coral-reef-soundscapes/)
- [passive acoustic monitoring](https://acoustics.org/tag/passive-acoustic-monitoring/)
- [soundscape studies](https://acoustics.org/tag/soundscape-studies/)
- [bald eagles](https://acoustics.org/tag/bald-eagles/)
- [wind energy](https://acoustics.org/tag/wind-energy/)
- [behavior](https://acoustics.org/tag/behavior/)
- [international science and engineering fair](https://acoustics.org/tag/international-science-and-engineering-fair/)
- [regeneron ISEF](https://acoustics.org/tag/regeneron-isef/)
- [science fair](https://acoustics.org/tag/science-fair/)
- [POMA](https://acoustics.org/tag/poma/)
- [linguistic profiling](https://acoustics.org/tag/linguistic-profiling/)
- [halloween](https://acoustics.org/tag/halloween/)
- [scicom](https://acoustics.org/tag/scicom/)
- [Acoustics Today](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustics-today/)
- [magazine](https://acoustics.org/tag/magazine/)
- [Across Acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/across-acoustics/)
- [student](https://acoustics.org/tag/student/)
- [social media](https://acoustics.org/tag/social-media/)
- [cover art](https://acoustics.org/tag/cover-art/)
- [JASA](https://acoustics.org/tag/jasa/)
- [JASA Express Letters](https://acoustics.org/tag/jasa-el/)
- [soundtracks](https://acoustics.org/tag/soundtracks/)
- [vocal tract](https://acoustics.org/tag/vocal-tract/)
- [artemis 1](https://acoustics.org/tag/artemis-1/)
- [award](https://acoustics.org/tag/award/)
- [seals](https://acoustics.org/tag/seals/)
- [daycare](https://acoustics.org/tag/daycare/)
- [hydrothermal vents](https://acoustics.org/tag/hydrothermal-vents/)
- [sound mixing](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-mixing/)
- [Mars](https://acoustics.org/tag/mars/)
- [sheep](https://acoustics.org/tag/sheep/)
- [lobby](https://acoustics.org/tag/lobby/)
- [standards](https://acoustics.org/tag/standards/)
- [DOSITS](https://acoustics.org/tag/dosits/)
- [urban acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/urban-acoustics/)
- [nightlife balance](https://acoustics.org/tag/nightlife-balance/)
- [community harmony](https://acoustics.org/tag/community-harmony/)
- [documentation](https://acoustics.org/tag/documentation/)
- [multiple factor analysis](https://acoustics.org/tag/multiple-factor-analysis/)
- [Bantu](https://acoustics.org/tag/bantu/)
- [Congo](https://acoustics.org/tag/congo/)
- [woodwinds](https://acoustics.org/tag/woodwinds/)
- [#Acoustics23](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustics23/)
- [Australian languages](https://acoustics.org/tag/australian-languages/)
- [otitis media](https://acoustics.org/tag/otitis-media/)
- [rail noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/rail-noise/)
- [single event maximum](https://acoustics.org/tag/single-event-maximum/)
- [inland rail](https://acoustics.org/tag/inland-rail/)
- [sonification](https://acoustics.org/tag/sonification/)
- [astronomy](https://acoustics.org/tag/astronomy/)
- [aircraft](https://acoustics.org/tag/aircraft/)
- [long range propagation](https://acoustics.org/tag/long-range-propagation/)
- [classroom acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/classroom-acoustics/)
- [acoustic materials](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-materials/)
- [cost](https://acoustics.org/tag/cost/)
- [reverberation](https://acoustics.org/tag/reverberation/)
- [fish chorus](https://acoustics.org/tag/fish-chorus/)
- [Bremer Bay](https://acoustics.org/tag/bremer-bay/)
- [museum acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/museum-acoustics/)
- [context](https://acoustics.org/tag/context/)
- [sound masking](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-masking/)
- [room acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/room-acoustics/)
- [room simulation](https://acoustics.org/tag/room-simulation/)
- [acoustic environment](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-environment/)
- [human perception](https://acoustics.org/tag/human-perception/)
- [rocket noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/rocket-noise/)
- [Australia](https://acoustics.org/tag/australia/)
- [curtains](https://acoustics.org/tag/curtains/)
- [blinds](https://acoustics.org/tag/blinds/)
- [consumers](https://acoustics.org/tag/consumers/)
- [label](https://acoustics.org/tag/label/)
- [tire](https://acoustics.org/tag/tire/)
- [tyre](https://acoustics.org/tag/tyre/)
- [arctic](https://acoustics.org/tag/arctic/)
- [global warming](https://acoustics.org/tag/global-warming/)
- [teaching](https://acoustics.org/tag/teaching/)
- [experiment](https://acoustics.org/tag/experiment/)
- [creaky voice](https://acoustics.org/tag/creaky-voice/)
- [sports](https://acoustics.org/tag/sports/)
- [basketball](https://acoustics.org/tag/basketball/)
- [cat](https://acoustics.org/tag/cat/)
- [baseball](https://acoustics.org/tag/baseball/)
- [#ASA186](https://acoustics.org/tag/asa186/)
- [voice](https://acoustics.org/tag/voice/)
- [optics](https://acoustics.org/tag/optics/)
- [electromagnetics](https://acoustics.org/tag/electromagnetics/)
- [super-resolution](https://acoustics.org/tag/super-resolution/)
- [point-spread function](https://acoustics.org/tag/point-spread-function/)
- [diffraction limit](https://acoustics.org/tag/diffraction-limit/)
- [x-ray radiography](https://acoustics.org/tag/x-ray-radiography/)
- [x-ray CT](https://acoustics.org/tag/x-ray-ct/)
- [MRI](https://acoustics.org/tag/mri/)
- [SPECT](https://acoustics.org/tag/spect/)
- [PET](https://acoustics.org/tag/pet/)
- [photography](https://acoustics.org/tag/photography/)
- [ocean](https://acoustics.org/tag/ocean/)
- [beamforming](https://acoustics.org/tag/beamforming/)
- [ultrasound imaging](https://acoustics.org/tag/ultrasound-imaging/)
- [diagnsotic ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/diagnsotic-ultrasound/)
- [microvessel imaging](https://acoustics.org/tag/microvessel-imaging/)
- [urban](https://acoustics.org/tag/urban/)
- [infrastructure](https://acoustics.org/tag/infrastructure/)
- [bridge](https://acoustics.org/tag/bridge/)
- [seismo-acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/seismo-acoustics/)
- [supercritical fluids](https://acoustics.org/tag/supercritical-fluids/)
- [super-resolution ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/super-resolution-ultrasound/)
- [breast cancer](https://acoustics.org/tag/breast-cancer/)
- [therapy monitoring](https://acoustics.org/tag/therapy-monitoring/)
- [patient preselection](https://acoustics.org/tag/patient-preselection/)
- [African American English](https://acoustics.org/tag/african-american-english/)
- [second language](https://acoustics.org/tag/second-language/)
- [museum](https://acoustics.org/tag/museum/)
- [seismology](https://acoustics.org/tag/seismology/)
- [balloon](https://acoustics.org/tag/balloon/)
- [planetary science](https://acoustics.org/tag/planetary-science/)
- [robots](https://acoustics.org/tag/robots/)
- [dementia](https://acoustics.org/tag/dementia/)
- [auditory scene analysis](https://acoustics.org/tag/auditory-scene-analysis/)
- [sound augmentation](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-augmentation/)
- [droplets](https://acoustics.org/tag/droplets/)
- [targeted therapy](https://acoustics.org/tag/targeted-therapy/)
- [fluctuation](https://acoustics.org/tag/fluctuation/)
- [array processing](https://acoustics.org/tag/array-processing/)
- [amphibian](https://acoustics.org/tag/amphibian/)
- [automated detection](https://acoustics.org/tag/automated-detection/)
- [national park](https://acoustics.org/tag/national-park/)
- [public land](https://acoustics.org/tag/public-land/)
- [singing](https://acoustics.org/tag/singing/)
- [high pitch](https://acoustics.org/tag/high-pitch/)
- [vortex beams](https://acoustics.org/tag/vortex-beams/)
- [ray theory](https://acoustics.org/tag/ray-theory/)
- [diffraction](https://acoustics.org/tag/diffraction/)
- [glass partition](https://acoustics.org/tag/glass-partition/)
- [sound isolation](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-isolation/)
- [embodied carbon](https://acoustics.org/tag/embodied-carbon/)
- [archaeoacoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/archaeoacoustics/)
- [Hindu temples](https://acoustics.org/tag/hindu-temples/)
- [reverberation time](https://acoustics.org/tag/reverberation-time/)
- [clarity](https://acoustics.org/tag/clarity/)
- [forensic acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/forensic-acoustics/)
- [gunshots](https://acoustics.org/tag/gunshots/)
- [blast waves](https://acoustics.org/tag/blast-waves/)
- [ballistic acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/ballistic-acoustics/)
- [cognition](https://acoustics.org/tag/cognition/)
- [speech understanding](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-understanding/)
- [sound transmission](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-transmission/)
- [residential](https://acoustics.org/tag/residential/)
- [conduit](https://acoustics.org/tag/conduit/)
- [flanking](https://acoustics.org/tag/flanking/)
- [planetary defense](https://acoustics.org/tag/planetary-defense/)
- [hypervelocity impacts](https://acoustics.org/tag/hypervelocity-impacts/)
- [acoustic simulation](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-simulation/)
- [metamaterials](https://acoustics.org/tag/metamaterials/)
- [underwater noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/underwater-noise/)
- [ships](https://acoustics.org/tag/ships/)
- [baby](https://acoustics.org/tag/baby/)
- [mothers](https://acoustics.org/tag/mothers/)
- [fathers](https://acoustics.org/tag/fathers/)
- [vowel perception](https://acoustics.org/tag/vowel-perception/)
- [infants](https://acoustics.org/tag/infants/)
- [articulatory movement](https://acoustics.org/tag/articulatory-movement/)
- [focal](https://acoustics.org/tag/focal/)
- [visual speech](https://acoustics.org/tag/visual-speech/)
- [auralization](https://acoustics.org/tag/auralization/)
- [acoustic virtual reality](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-virtual-reality/)
- [listening experiment](https://acoustics.org/tag/listening-experiment/)
- [acoustic black hole](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-black-hole/)
- [music listening habits](https://acoustics.org/tag/music-listening-habits/)
- [education](https://acoustics.org/tag/education/)
- [immersive experience](https://acoustics.org/tag/immersive-experience/)
- [rotorcraft](https://acoustics.org/tag/rotorcraft/)
- [drone](https://acoustics.org/tag/drone/)
- [broadband noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/broadband-noise/)
- [falcon-9](https://acoustics.org/tag/falcon-9/)
- [Mach waves](https://acoustics.org/tag/mach-waves/)
- [diving](https://acoustics.org/tag/diving/)
- [wearable](https://acoustics.org/tag/wearable/)
- [#ASA187](https://acoustics.org/tag/asa187/)
- [audio forensics](https://acoustics.org/tag/audio-forensics/)
- [gunshot sounds](https://acoustics.org/tag/gunshot-sounds/)
- [loudspeaker](https://acoustics.org/tag/loudspeaker/)
- [exciter](https://acoustics.org/tag/exciter/)
- [speaker](https://acoustics.org/tag/speaker/)
- [plate](https://acoustics.org/tag/plate/)
- [resonances](https://acoustics.org/tag/resonances/)
- [speech processing](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-processing/)
- [health care](https://acoustics.org/tag/health-care/)
- [absorptive silencer](https://acoustics.org/tag/absorptive-silencer/)
- [transmission loss](https://acoustics.org/tag/transmission-loss/)
- [global optimization](https://acoustics.org/tag/global-optimization/)
- [strings](https://acoustics.org/tag/strings/)
- [emotion](https://acoustics.org/tag/emotion/)
- [instrument](https://acoustics.org/tag/instrument/)
- [erhu](https://acoustics.org/tag/erhu/)
- [cross-culture](https://acoustics.org/tag/cross-culture/)
- [opera](https://acoustics.org/tag/opera/)
- [tongue](https://acoustics.org/tag/tongue/)
- [motor control](https://acoustics.org/tag/motor-control/)
- [therapy](https://acoustics.org/tag/therapy/)
- [playlist](https://acoustics.org/tag/playlist/)
- [underwater bioacoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/underwater-bioacoustics/)
- [anthropogenic sound](https://acoustics.org/tag/anthropogenic-sound/)
- [aquatic animals](https://acoustics.org/tag/aquatic-animals/)
- [Iran](https://acoustics.org/tag/iran/)
- [dynamics](https://acoustics.org/tag/dynamics/)
- [vibrato](https://acoustics.org/tag/vibrato/)
- [accent](https://acoustics.org/tag/accent/)
- [dialect](https://acoustics.org/tag/dialect/)
- [singers](https://acoustics.org/tag/singers/)
- [genre](https://acoustics.org/tag/genre/)
- [acoustic](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic/)
- [microphone array](https://acoustics.org/tag/microphone-array/)
- [spatial filtering](https://acoustics.org/tag/spatial-filtering/)
- [condition monitoring](https://acoustics.org/tag/condition-monitoring/)
- [bearings](https://acoustics.org/tag/bearings/)
- [temperature](https://acoustics.org/tag/temperature/)
- [onboard sensors](https://acoustics.org/tag/onboard-sensors/)
- [acoustofluidics](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustofluidics/)
- [fluid mechanics](https://acoustics.org/tag/fluid-mechanics/)
- [acoustic streaming](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-streaming/)
- [nonlinear](https://acoustics.org/tag/nonlinear/)
- [bone conduction](https://acoustics.org/tag/bone-conduction/)
- [force sensing](https://acoustics.org/tag/force-sensing/)
- [development](https://acoustics.org/tag/development/)
- [duct](https://acoustics.org/tag/duct/)
- [impedance](https://acoustics.org/tag/impedance/)
- [earthquake](https://acoustics.org/tag/earthquake/)
- [pipe organ](https://acoustics.org/tag/pipe-organ/)
- [duck](https://acoustics.org/tag/duck/)
- [dinosaur](https://acoustics.org/tag/dinosaur/)
- [camp stove](https://acoustics.org/tag/camp-stove/)
- [whale](https://acoustics.org/tag/whale/)
- [therapeutic ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/therapeutic-ultrasound/)
- [histotripsy](https://acoustics.org/tag/histotripsy/)
- [cancer therapy](https://acoustics.org/tag/cancer-therapy/)
- [fresco](https://acoustics.org/tag/fresco/)
- [anxiety](https://acoustics.org/tag/anxiety/)
- [art](https://acoustics.org/tag/art/)
- [science](https://acoustics.org/tag/science/)
- [pickleball](https://acoustics.org/tag/pickleball/)
- [community noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/community-noise/)
- [pickleball noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/pickleball-noise/)
- [impulsive noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/impulsive-noise/)
- [chronic kidney disease](https://acoustics.org/tag/chronic-kidney-disease/)
- [precision therapy](https://acoustics.org/tag/precision-therapy/)
- [pregnancy](https://acoustics.org/tag/pregnancy/)
- [placenta](https://acoustics.org/tag/placenta/)
- [preeclampsia](https://acoustics.org/tag/preeclampsia/)
- [quantitative ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/quantitative-ultrasound/)
- [real-time auralization](https://acoustics.org/tag/real-time-auralization/)
- [singing performance](https://acoustics.org/tag/singing-performance/)
- [underwater internet](https://acoustics.org/tag/underwater-internet/)
- [digital communications](https://acoustics.org/tag/digital-communications/)
- [Underwater Internet of Things](https://acoustics.org/tag/underwater-internet-of-things/)
- [UIoT Ocean noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/uiot-ocean-noise/)
- [sound mapping](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-mapping/)
- [low-height noise barrier](https://acoustics.org/tag/low-height-noise-barrier/)
- [acoustic metamaterial](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-metamaterial/)
- [environmental acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/environmental-acoustics/)
- [railway noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/railway-noise/)
- [neck embedded helmholtz resonator](https://acoustics.org/tag/neck-embedded-helmholtz-resonator/)
- [fabry perot resonator](https://acoustics.org/tag/fabry-perot-resonator/)
- [particle swarm optimization](https://acoustics.org/tag/particle-swarm-optimization/)
- [listening effort](https://acoustics.org/tag/listening-effort/)
- [mobility](https://acoustics.org/tag/mobility/)
- [mashup](https://acoustics.org/tag/mashup/)
- [remix](https://acoustics.org/tag/remix/)
- [key](https://acoustics.org/tag/key/)
- [tempo](https://acoustics.org/tag/tempo/)
- [BPM](https://acoustics.org/tag/bpm/)
- [automatic mashup generation](https://acoustics.org/tag/automatic-mashup-generation/)
- [orchestra](https://acoustics.org/tag/orchestra/)
- [electronic enhancement system](https://acoustics.org/tag/electronic-enhancement-system/)
- [loudness](https://acoustics.org/tag/loudness/)
- [crowd noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/crowd-noise/)
- [feature](https://acoustics.org/tag/feature/)
- [feature selection](https://acoustics.org/tag/feature-selection/)
- [artificial intelligence](https://acoustics.org/tag/artificial-intelligence/)
- [college sports](https://acoustics.org/tag/college-sports/)
- [volleyball](https://acoustics.org/tag/volleyball/)
- [3D ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/3d-ultrasound/)
- [elastography](https://acoustics.org/tag/elastography/)
- [myofascial pain](https://acoustics.org/tag/myofascial-pain/)
- [chronic low back pain](https://acoustics.org/tag/chronic-low-back-pain/)
- [jazz](https://acoustics.org/tag/jazz/)
- [guitar](https://acoustics.org/tag/guitar/)
- [ASR](https://acoustics.org/tag/asr/)
- [child speech](https://acoustics.org/tag/child-speech/)
- [fair AI](https://acoustics.org/tag/fair-ai/)
- [adversarial debiasing](https://acoustics.org/tag/adversarial-debiasing/)
- [inclusive AI](https://acoustics.org/tag/inclusive-ai/)
- [drug delivery](https://acoustics.org/tag/drug-delivery/)
- [active acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/active-acoustics/)
- [backscatter](https://acoustics.org/tag/backscatter/)
- [spatiotemporal modeling](https://acoustics.org/tag/spatiotemporal-modeling/)
- [biological hotspots](https://acoustics.org/tag/biological-hotspots/)
- [ecosystem](https://acoustics.org/tag/ecosystem/)
- [ecosystem monitoring](https://acoustics.org/tag/ecosystem-monitoring/)
- [squid](https://acoustics.org/tag/squid/)
- [zooplankton](https://acoustics.org/tag/zooplankton/)
- [prey field](https://acoustics.org/tag/prey-field/)
- [acoustic survey](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-survey/)
- [biological oceanography](https://acoustics.org/tag/biological-oceanography/)
- [cavitation](https://acoustics.org/tag/cavitation/)
- [marine mammals](https://acoustics.org/tag/marine-mammals/)
- [Gulf of Mexico](https://acoustics.org/tag/gulf-of-mexico/)
- [habitat](https://acoustics.org/tag/habitat/)
- [odontocetes](https://acoustics.org/tag/odontocetes/)
- [biologging](https://acoustics.org/tag/biologging/)
- [magnetostriction](https://acoustics.org/tag/magnetostriction/)
- [jerk](https://acoustics.org/tag/jerk/)
- [terfenol-D](https://acoustics.org/tag/terfenol-d/)
- [sensitivity](https://acoustics.org/tag/sensitivity/)
- [speech intelligibility](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-intelligibility/)
- [privacy](https://acoustics.org/tag/privacy/)
- [distributed acoustic sensing](https://acoustics.org/tag/distributed-acoustic-sensing/)
- [data centers](https://acoustics.org/tag/data-centers/)
- [UXO](https://acoustics.org/tag/uxo/)
- [unexploded ordnance](https://acoustics.org/tag/unexploded-ordnance/)
- [fiber optic](https://acoustics.org/tag/fiber-optic/)
- [plants](https://acoustics.org/tag/plants/)
- [pollinators](https://acoustics.org/tag/pollinators/)
- [underground](https://acoustics.org/tag/underground/)
- [prison](https://acoustics.org/tag/prison/)
- [VR](https://acoustics.org/tag/vr/)
- [spaceport](https://acoustics.org/tag/spaceport/)
- [#ASA188](https://acoustics.org/tag/asa188/)
- [speech comprehension](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-comprehension/)
- [signal processing](https://acoustics.org/tag/signal-processing/)
- [acoustical connectivity](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustical-connectivity/)
- [humpback whale](https://acoustics.org/tag/humpback-whale/)
- [maritime shipping](https://acoustics.org/tag/maritime-shipping/)
- [behavioral ecology](https://acoustics.org/tag/behavioral-ecology/)
- [flute](https://acoustics.org/tag/flute/)
- [harmonic analysis](https://acoustics.org/tag/harmonic-analysis/)
- [wooded wind instruments](https://acoustics.org/tag/wooded-wind-instruments/)
- [air flow](https://acoustics.org/tag/air-flow/)
- [vorticity](https://acoustics.org/tag/vorticity/)
- [fluid scales](https://acoustics.org/tag/fluid-scales/)
- [self-bending beams](https://acoustics.org/tag/self-bending-beams/)
- [nonlinear acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/nonlinear-acoustics/)
- [spatial audio](https://acoustics.org/tag/spatial-audio/)
- [public health](https://acoustics.org/tag/public-health/)
- [presbycusis](https://acoustics.org/tag/presbycusis/)
- [aging](https://acoustics.org/tag/aging/)
- [age-related hearing loss](https://acoustics.org/tag/age-related-hearing-loss/)
- [noise pollution](https://acoustics.org/tag/noise-pollution/)
- [#ASA189](https://acoustics.org/tag/asa189/)
- [voice cloning](https://acoustics.org/tag/voice-cloning/)
- [dysphonia](https://acoustics.org/tag/dysphonia/)
- [hypoxia](https://acoustics.org/tag/hypoxia/)
- [phonotrauma](https://acoustics.org/tag/phonotrauma/)
- [zoning](https://acoustics.org/tag/zoning/)
- [ordinance](https://acoustics.org/tag/ordinance/)
- [setback](https://acoustics.org/tag/setback/)
- [whistle](https://acoustics.org/tag/whistle/)
- [physics](https://acoustics.org/tag/physics/)
- [acoustic suction tweezers](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-suction-tweezers/)
- [acoustic pipette](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-pipette/)
- [acoustic focusing cap](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-focusing-cap/)
- [acoustic levitation](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-levitation/)
- [ultrasonic manipulation](https://acoustics.org/tag/ultrasonic-manipulation/)
- [physical acoustics](https://acoustics.org/tag/physical-acoustics/)
- [NVH](https://acoustics.org/tag/nvh/)
- [Quietness](https://acoustics.org/tag/quietness/)
- [Sound quality](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-quality/)
- [Hybrid vehicle](https://acoustics.org/tag/hybrid-vehicle/)
- [hydrogels](https://acoustics.org/tag/hydrogels/)
- [focused ultrasound](https://acoustics.org/tag/focused-ultrasound/)
- [intervertebral disc repair](https://acoustics.org/tag/intervertebral-disc-repair/)
- [back pain treatment](https://acoustics.org/tag/back-pain-treatment/)
- [ocean sound](https://acoustics.org/tag/ocean-sound/)
- [global ocean observing](https://acoustics.org/tag/global-ocean-observing/)
- [effects of noise](https://acoustics.org/tag/effects-of-noise/)
- [global trends in ocean sound](https://acoustics.org/tag/global-trends-in-ocean-sound/)
- [language development](https://acoustics.org/tag/language-development/)
- [water entry](https://acoustics.org/tag/water-entry/)
- [multiphase flow](https://acoustics.org/tag/multiphase-flow/)
- [Focused Ultrasound (FUS)](https://acoustics.org/tag/focused-ultrasound-fus/)
- [Skull Barrier](https://acoustics.org/tag/skull-barrier/)
- [Non-invasive Monitoring](https://acoustics.org/tag/non-invasive-monitoring/)
- [Parametric Array Effect](https://acoustics.org/tag/parametric-array-effect/)
- [supersonic](https://acoustics.org/tag/supersonic/)
- [simulation](https://acoustics.org/tag/simulation/)
- [Audio](https://acoustics.org/tag/audio/)
- [Optimal Listening Level](https://acoustics.org/tag/optimal-listening-level/)
- [Gender Difference](https://acoustics.org/tag/gender-difference/)
- [Audio-Visual Intergration](https://acoustics.org/tag/audio-visual-intergration/)
- [leaf](https://acoustics.org/tag/leaf/)
- [water content](https://acoustics.org/tag/water-content/)
- [non-destructive](https://acoustics.org/tag/non-destructive/)
- [Korean Traditional Architecture](https://acoustics.org/tag/korean-traditional-architecture/)
- [Aural Heritage](https://acoustics.org/tag/aural-heritage/)
- [Acoustic environments](https://acoustics.org/tag/acoustic-environments/)
- [Cognitive restoration](https://acoustics.org/tag/cognitive-restoration/)
- [Indoor soundscape](https://acoustics.org/tag/indoor-soundscape/)
- [earplugs](https://acoustics.org/tag/earplugs/)
- [earmuffs](https://acoustics.org/tag/earmuffs/)
- [directional hearing](https://acoustics.org/tag/directional-hearing/)
- [sound localization](https://acoustics.org/tag/sound-localization/)
- [ultrasonic testing](https://acoustics.org/tag/ultrasonic-testing/)
- [next-gen batteries](https://acoustics.org/tag/next-gen-batteries/)
- [nondestructive](https://acoustics.org/tag/nondestructive/)
- [Active Noise Control](https://acoustics.org/tag/active-noise-control/)
- [videoconference](https://acoustics.org/tag/videoconference/)
- [online meeting](https://acoustics.org/tag/online-meeting/)
- [MOS](https://acoustics.org/tag/mos/)
- [speech quality](https://acoustics.org/tag/speech-quality/)
- [STT](https://acoustics.org/tag/stt/)
- [Caterpillar](https://acoustics.org/tag/caterpillar/)
- [Manduca sexta](https://acoustics.org/tag/manduca-sexta/)
- [Insect auditory sensing](https://acoustics.org/tag/insect-auditory-sensing/)
- [Sensory hairs](https://acoustics.org/tag/sensory-hairs/)
- [non-tympanal hearing](https://acoustics.org/tag/non-tympanal-hearing/)
- [Airborne sound](https://acoustics.org/tag/airborne-sound/)
- [Vibration detection](https://acoustics.org/tag/vibration-detection/)
- [sea turtle](https://acoustics.org/tag/sea-turtle/)
- [theater](https://acoustics.org/tag/theater/)
- [#ASA190](https://acoustics.org/tag/asa190/)