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Will You Hear the Future of Medicine?
You know how sometimes when someone’s on speakerphone at the other end of your phone call and it sounds like they’re in a cave? Or when…
September 25, 2019
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Sound Diffraction Prediction of a Rectangular Rigid Plate Using the Physical Theory of Diffraction
ABSTRACTFor the purpose of numerical efficiency in room acoustic modeling, the physical theory of diffraction (PTD) is applied to approximate solutions of a finite-sized, rigid rectangular…
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
June 21, 2019
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The Commonwealth’s Pure Tone Requirement
In Massachusetts, the law stipulates that certain sources of sound cannot cause noise. What is defined as noise you might ask? Well, noise in the Commonwealth…
May 29, 2019
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Pop Science: The Acoustics of Bubbles
One of my favorite sounds is the fizz of a fountain soda. You can see the bubbles dance around the glass and jump up into the…
May 15, 2019
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Best Practices for Residential Acoustics: Know Thy Site
This article, written by Kristen Murphy, was originally published by High Profile. For a link to the original article, click here. It’s a classic acoustician situation—when you’re…
High Profile
April 2, 2019
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The Art of Concert Hall Acoustics: Current Trends and Questions in Research and Design
This article, written by Kelsey Rogers, was originally published by Acoustics Today in their Spring Issue. For a link to the original article, click here. Concert…
Acoustics Today
March 7, 2019
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Making Some Noise: We’re Questioning Those World Record Stadium Sound Levels
For the second year in a row, the NFL Super Bowl splits the Acentech offices. As we all know, the next championship will pit the New…
January 31, 2019
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It’s Not Your Room, It’s My Music
One of my most pleasant surprises of 2018 came after submitting an original piece of music to the Allentown Symphony Orchestra’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” contest,…
December 5, 2018
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When a Tree Falls in the Forest…Does it Make NOISE? The Commonwealth Noise Regulation
When a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, yes and no, but…
November 14, 2018
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