Gorillas may use sound of chest-beating to indicate their body size

Although the chest-beating of male gorillas is a common behaviour, its purpose still isn’t entirely understood. Now, however, scientists believe it may serve as a means of acoustically indicating the size of the apes’ bodies – needless to say, bigger i… Continue reading Gorillas may use sound of chest-beating to indicate their body size

Special window increases air flow while blocking outdoor noise

The act of opening a window may help ventilate a room, but it also lets in a lot of outdoor noise such as the honking and revving of traffic. A new window could help, as it’s claimed to bring in more fresh air than a conventional open window, while sti… Continue reading Special window increases air flow while blocking outdoor noise

Printed paper speakers roll into a ring to offer surround sound

Scientists at Germany’s Chemnitz University of Technology have spent years developing compact and discreet speakers that are quite literally paper thin, and the latest breakthrough improves on this technology for a more immersive experience. The scient… Continue reading Printed paper speakers roll into a ring to offer surround sound

SOUL Wants to Process Your Audio

Abstraction is the core of nearly all progress in computing. Unless you are fabricating your own semiconductors and drawing wire, we all create with building blocks ranging from components like CPUs, to operating system functions, to specialized libraries. Just as …read more

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