Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals
A boulder engraved with a turtle, good acoustics, and torch lighting—what more do you need for a good time?
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Acoustics, Animal Behavior, Butterflies and Moths, Flowers and Plants, insects, Reproduction (Biological), Research, Tech Industry, Tech News, your-feed-scienceWhen They Hear Plants Cry, Moths Make a Decision
Read more: When They Hear Plants Cry, Moths Make a DecisionA new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices.
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We’re closer to re-creating the sounds of Parasaurolophus
Read more: We’re closer to re-creating the sounds of ParasaurolophusPreliminary model suggests the dinosaur bellowed like a large trumpet or saxophone, or perhaps a clarinet.
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Study: Yes, tapping on frescoes can reveal defects
Read more: Study: Yes, tapping on frescoes can reveal defectsAcousticians put a traditional “knock” test for delaminated areas to the test.
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Acoustics, anthropology, archaeoacoustics, aztec culture, experimental archaeology, psychoacoustics, Science, Tech Industry, Tech News
Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
Read more: Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screamsThe basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound.
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Acoustics, hockey, hockey culture, linguistics, Science, slang, sociolinguistics, SPORTS, Tech Industry, Tech News
How do you pronounce “hockey”? US players say it with “fake Canadian” accent.
Read more: How do you pronounce “hockey”? US players say it with “fake Canadian” accent.They don’t want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player—a “linguistic persona.”
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
Read more: The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a MicrophoneIf spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device.
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acoustic cavitation, Acoustics, bubbles, chemistry, coffee brewing, cold brew coffee, Food science, Physics, Science, sonochemistry, Tech Industry, Tech News, ultrasound
How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound
Read more: How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasoundA “sonication” time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew.
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acoustic cavitation, Acoustics, bubbles, chemistry, coffee brewing, cold brew coffee, Food science, Physics, Science, sonochemistry, Tech Industry, Tech News, ultrasound
How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound
Read more: How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasoundA “sonication” time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew.
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Acoustics, arXiv, Physics, Research, Tech Industry, Tech News, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, water, your-feed-science
Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water
Read more: Why You Can Hear the Temperature of WaterA science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research and published it.
