Melissa Block talks to Abe Davis, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Davis helped author a paper on a visual system... How To Translate Sight Into Sound? It's All In The ...

Learn how vibration creates sound and how sound becomes music. Join musicians Jake and Esther in IN TUNE: EVERYDAY MUSIC as they explore the science behind sound. Through fun demonstrations and ...

A watched pot never boils, goes the old saying, but many of us have at least kept an eye on the pot, waiting for the bubbling to start. It's satisfying to finally see the rolling boil, behind which ...

Smart devices can seem dumb if they don't understand what's happening around them. Researchers say environmental awareness can be enhanced by analyzing sound and vibrations. The researchers report ...

Forward-looking: Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a microphone that doesn't detect air vibrations like traditional models. Instead, it captures light reflected from ...

A new “adaptive vibration” feature has appeared on the latest Android 15 beta for Pixel phones. This feature uses your phone’s microphone and other sensors to determine the sound levels and context.