Consumer Electronics
Non-powered acoustic speakers have kept evolving both engineering- and design-wise, making them more effective, portable and stylish. There's real beauty in the green simplicity of the Houd Passive speaker. Without the need for any cables or power supply, the small, portable wood speaker - designed and hand-crafted in
Health
Going to the dentist has been a fairly unsettling experience ever since I got tinnitus. The high-pitched noise generated from the drilling is indeed a strong motivator to try to keep up my dental health. But, sometimes, I have had to fix things and have noticed how wearing ear plugs
Health
The fact that there is no true cure for noise-induced tinnitus should never discourage us to stop exploring treatments in the quest for some relief and better being able to manage one's tinnitus. However, I would argue that the number one most important thing in preparing yourself to
Nature
New research, to be presented at the Acoustical Society of America in Kansas City this week, uncovers predictions that global warming may be altering ocean sounds, taking them back to the acoustics of 110 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth. More specifically the research suggests that sounds, such
Consumer Electronics
As computer power has been increasing tremendously, so has the heat generated by the CPU (Central Processor Unit). The development of fan-based computer cooling systems does not seem to have been able to keep up the pace. Hence, there are many of us who have become increasingly burdened by the
Ear Protection
There is a plethora of different types of ear protection out there - in broad strokes, you can divide them into three categories - single-use earplugs, multi-use earplugs and earmuffs. In order to identify what products that suit your hearing protection needs best, it is advisable to explore different options.
Health
The Copenhagen Post reports about Metro construction noise pollution that creates havoc in the Copenhagen city center. The given construction site affects around 100 families who are exposed to extreme levels of noise pollution of up to 93 decibels - with the permitted noise level being 70 decibels. And inside
Art & Culture
What a great idea. In January 2012, Brendan Chilcutt launched the Museum of Endangered Sounds as a way to preserve the sounds made famous by his favorite old technologies and electronics equipment. Going through the different sounds in the museum will bring you back in time and let you reminisce
Science
We came across an educational University of Salford at Manchester video clip about what sound is, how a speaker works and a run-through of different sources of sound. Check it out below. In addition, the Acoustic Science department at Salford has compiled a whole host of interesting curriculum resources on
Science
Really exciting stuff is coming out of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. They have discovered a way to leverage sound waves to levitate individual droplets of liquid solutions containing different pharmaceuticals. This technique can be used to improve the drug development process, with the
Household Appliances
Elevating Sound will celebrate and recommend products that improve our everyday lives by delivering superior sonic benefits. One such amazing, ground-breaking product is the Electrolux UltraSilencer vacuum cleaner. According to Electrolux, it is the quietest vacuum cleaner in the world. Traditionally, vacuum cleaning is perceived to be an uncomfortable and
Architecture & Acoustic Design
In an excellent TED Talk, sound guru Julian Treasure poses the rhetorical question: "do architects have ears?". As demonstrated by the many examples he conveys in his talk, architects too often don't use their ears when they design buildings. They over-emphasize the visual experience, while negative