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Cold Snaps and Sound Waves: Atmospheric Acoustics
Weather plays a big role in atmospheric acoustics, at times changing the way sound travels in dramatic ways. Meteorologists get a bad rap with the uncertainty…
February 15, 2022
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Sound on Mars and What Else NASA Can Do
With the landing of the rover PERSEVERANCE on Mars a couple of weeks ago, those of us in the acoustics field are very excited. This is…
March 11, 2021
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Superbowl Artificial Crowd Noise
If you’ve been watching football this year, you know that broadcasters have been adding fake crowd noise to games to compensate for the lack of fans…
February 4, 2021
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Listening In: Sound Monitoring, Surveillance, and Spy Acoustics
When people see sound measurement equipment they often picture a much different world of acoustics, filled with intrigue and espionage. Stories of spies capture our attention,…
October 29, 2020
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Cosmic Acoustics Part 2
In Cosmic Acoustics Part 1, we discussed acoustics on the scale of the observable universe. We look at the makeup of our early universe and studied…
September 3, 2020
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Effective Communications in the Era of Social Distancing: Understanding Speech Intelligibility
Being able to communicate with co-workers and clients especially at job sites just got a lot harder these past six months. The need to wear a…
August 20, 2020
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Cosmic Acoustics Part 1 – Acoustic Waves In Space
“In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream.” That was the tagline for Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien, and this is certainly true for the…
July 16, 2020
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When Do I Need a Noise Study?
A key element of acoustics for present-day building or infrastructure design is the environmental “noise study”. We, at Acentech and as an industry, make presentations on…
July 2, 2020
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Where’s That Sound Coming From? Sound Localization and Healthcare PPE
My colleague Alex Odom recently wrote a blog post on speech intelligibility with facial mask coverings. I am following this up with a post examining another…
April 30, 2020
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