May 10, 2005

Short takes, some old, some new:

• Are your noisy neighbors bugging you? Get some payback!.
• From NewScientist.com: Non-acoustic sensors detect speech without sound
• I had asked before about a report indicating that idiots enthusiasts are mounting train horns on cars. Looks like it’s true.
• There are lessons to be learned, both technical and political, in this story about an ill-fated noise barrier.
• Sound control as art: Sound-Dampening Cardboard Wall Sculpture. It would be nice to see some 3rd-party test results.
• Perhaps there is a rational explanation for lip-synching at live events? (Other than ‘the performer can’t sing,’ obviously.)
• From ABC News: Hearing Loss: A Preventable Problem.
• Interesting confluence of thermodynamics and acoustics: Exhaust heat powers car’s air-conditioning
• Time to tune up your ears and Learn to Listen
• Matt Bartlett has expanded his webpage to encompass other DIY audio projects.
• A little while back, I got curious about the hearing response of dogs, and found this page which gives audiograms for several different animals.
• “Hey, now, what’s that sound” – Security software recognizes the sounds of danger.
• Professor J Kim Vandiver is being honored for his service to the oil industry. Professor Vandiver is both an excellent instructor and a valuable resource - the award couldn’t have gone to a nicer guy.
• Listen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan Ahead: “Before you think about noise inside the house, check the surrounding environment, advised Savereid, who’s gotten more than one phone call from a distraught home owner who moved in and then discovered his house was in the flight path of an airport.”

[Tag: acoustics]

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