Acoustics in the News and Media

Many don’t realize it, but acoustics take place in many different parts of our lives. Below are some featured articles and news segments of acoustics being applied and researched in many different ways.

Acoustics Today Magazine: Acoustics Today is a biannual magazine that features news articles on what’s happening in acoustics around the world.

Acoustics Today Winter 2015 Issue cover

http://acousticstoday.org/

Research on Acoustic Loads on Rocket Nozzles: Dr. Charles Tinney at UT Austin aims to prevent catastrophes

http://kxan.com/2014/10/29/rocket-research-at-ut-austin-aims-to-prevent-catastrophes/

The Sonic Bed: Experience Music through your entire body while laying in the Sonic Bed

http://liveforlivemusic.com/news/experience-music-through-your-whole-body-with-sonic-bed/

CYMATICS Science v. Music: a music video featuring acoustical phenomena

http://nigelstanford.com/Cymatics/

The Hook-Superfly: Developing microphone technology by mimicking a fly’s hearing organ

http://thehook.texasexes.org/super-fly/

CNN Interview with Dr. Andy Hildebrand Inventor of Auto-tune: Little know that the now infamous software in the music industry was originally used to detect oil drilling sites underground and in the ocean.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/tech/autotune-inventor-mci/

Animagraffs-How Speakers Make Sound: A descriptive animation on how speakers generate sound