acoustics

The painted rock of Kaltboori in south-eastern Finland. Credit: Julia Spinitskaya

Voices from the past: Finnish rock paintings reveal hidden soundscapes

New research from the University of Helsinki reveals the unique acoustic properties of prehistoric rock painting sites in Finland, where echoes are created
Prof. Stephen Hawking and the computer he used for his mouth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Read melodies from the brain with Pink Floyed

A new study, published in mid-August in the prestigious journal PLOS Biology, reveals a way to decipher the songs playing inside the brain. In doing so, he also provides an explanation about the way in which different areas of the brain differ
Photo: barachihuang / flickr.

Tweeting and singing in the middle of the sea

A fin whale during a meal. Photo: David Rosen / flickr.

What do whales talk about while eating?

Siren Aid - visual indications for deaf drivers

Students at Ben-Gurion University developed aids for the blind and deaf

The acoustic laboratory at Bar-Ilan University. Photo: Sharon Ganot

The calm after the storm

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Scientists develop a cloak of "hearing and not hearing"