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New Study Shows Music Can Boost Plant Growth
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.
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'Lowest Note Ever': NASA Reveals Sound Vibration Near A Black Hole 250 Million Light Years Away
Acoustic waves coming from near the black hole at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies were transposed up 57 and 58 octaves in order to make them audible for human ears.
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AI To Help Detect Tuberculosis Based On Cough Sounds: Google
In a bid to fight the rising burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Indian startup Salcit Technologies is exploring to use of Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) model to enhance early detection of TB based on cough sounds, Google said.
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Sony Bravia 8 OLED Smart TV Series With Google TV, Dolby Vision Support Launched in India
Sony Bravia 8 OLED smart TV series has been launched in India on Monday. The latest smart TV lineup comes in 65-inch (K-65XR80) and 55-inch (K-55XR80) screen sizes and runs on Google TV. They include features like Auto HDR Tone Mapping, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM). The screens offer a refresh rate of 120Hz at up to...
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Retail Box Leak Suggests an AirPods Pro-Like Design
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3’s retail box was recently leaked and it appears to feature a major design change – the inclusion of stems, as per a report. The box also carries an AKG branding, suggesting that Samsung’s partnership with the acoustics engineering company is set to continue. The TWS earbuds may also come with “adjustable secure-fit ear...
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John Lennon's Guitar Fetches Record-Breaking Rs 24 Crore at Beatles Auction
After being presumed lost for over 50 years, the Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar was discovered in an attic.
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UK Scientists Plan Seabed Explosions To Solve Mystery Of Missing Flight MH370
Researchers believe audio signals captured at a hydroacoustic station off the coast of Australia could be key to locating MH370.
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What Scientists Discovered After 15 Years Of Research On Blue Whale Sound
Scientists spent 15 years listening to blue whales in the Antarctic using special buoys that can detect whale calls.
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In Cops' Arsenal Against Farmers, Barriers, Barbed Wire, Now Sonic Weapons
NDTV understands Delhi Police have deployed LRADs, or Long Range Acoustic Devices, or crowd-control sound cannons, which function as uni-directional (or one-directional), non-lethal, sonic weapons to stop protesting farmers.
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'Big Ring' Structure, 9.2 Billion Light-Years Away, Captured In Image
The identification of another ultra-large structure in remote space continues to defy our understanding of the cosmos.
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2 Scientists Claim That The Sun Is Fractionally Smaller Than We Thought
Two astronomers have found evidence that the radius of our Sun is a few hundredths of a percent slimmer than previous analyses indicated.
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AI Tool Can Steal Passwords With 93% Accuracy By Listening To Keystrokes: Study
An AI tool has the capability to extract passwords from the sounds of keystrokes captured during Zoom sessions, with an accuracy rate of approximately 90%.
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NASA's InSight Mars Lander Records Vibrations of Space Rocks' Impact on Mars Surface: All Details
NASA announced on Monday that its InSight Mars lander had detected space rocks as they impacted the surface of the Red Planet. The robotic InSight lander tracked one space rock landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021, and all four were relatively modest in size, according to the US space agency. Researchers expect to find more data from the lan...
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Improved Acoustic Tweezers Can Levitate, Move Objects Without Physical Contact Using Sound Waves
A technology to move and levitate objects using just sound waves has been developed by researchers. The technique was demonstrated on small polystyrene balls that were lifted off a reflective surface without any physical contact. The reseachers fine-tuned the so-called acoustic tweezers using an adaptive algorithm and further miniaturisation, to ma...
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Bass Is the New Craze; Evolving Music Taste and the Consumer Preference in Audio Wearables
Music taste among today's audiences has seen a significant evolution. It has evolved from soft acoustics to deep bass, especially in the case of most recently released songs. Here's how music taste and listening preferences have evolved over time, and why consumers prefer
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New Study Shows Music Can Boost Plant Growth
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.
-
'Lowest Note Ever': NASA Reveals Sound Vibration Near A Black Hole 250 Million Light Years Away
Acoustic waves coming from near the black hole at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies were transposed up 57 and 58 octaves in order to make them audible for human ears.
-
AI To Help Detect Tuberculosis Based On Cough Sounds: Google
In a bid to fight the rising burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Indian startup Salcit Technologies is exploring to use of Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) model to enhance early detection of TB based on cough sounds, Google said.
-
Sony Bravia 8 OLED Smart TV Series With Google TV, Dolby Vision Support Launched in India
Sony Bravia 8 OLED smart TV series has been launched in India on Monday. The latest smart TV lineup comes in 65-inch (K-65XR80) and 55-inch (K-55XR80) screen sizes and runs on Google TV. They include features like Auto HDR Tone Mapping, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM). The screens offer a refresh rate of 120Hz at up to...
-
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Retail Box Leak Suggests an AirPods Pro-Like Design
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3’s retail box was recently leaked and it appears to feature a major design change – the inclusion of stems, as per a report. The box also carries an AKG branding, suggesting that Samsung’s partnership with the acoustics engineering company is set to continue. The TWS earbuds may also come with “adjustable secure-fit ear...
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John Lennon's Guitar Fetches Record-Breaking Rs 24 Crore at Beatles Auction
After being presumed lost for over 50 years, the Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar was discovered in an attic.
-
UK Scientists Plan Seabed Explosions To Solve Mystery Of Missing Flight MH370
Researchers believe audio signals captured at a hydroacoustic station off the coast of Australia could be key to locating MH370.
-
What Scientists Discovered After 15 Years Of Research On Blue Whale Sound
Scientists spent 15 years listening to blue whales in the Antarctic using special buoys that can detect whale calls.
-
In Cops' Arsenal Against Farmers, Barriers, Barbed Wire, Now Sonic Weapons
NDTV understands Delhi Police have deployed LRADs, or Long Range Acoustic Devices, or crowd-control sound cannons, which function as uni-directional (or one-directional), non-lethal, sonic weapons to stop protesting farmers.
-
'Big Ring' Structure, 9.2 Billion Light-Years Away, Captured In Image
The identification of another ultra-large structure in remote space continues to defy our understanding of the cosmos.
-
2 Scientists Claim That The Sun Is Fractionally Smaller Than We Thought
Two astronomers have found evidence that the radius of our Sun is a few hundredths of a percent slimmer than previous analyses indicated.
-
AI Tool Can Steal Passwords With 93% Accuracy By Listening To Keystrokes: Study
An AI tool has the capability to extract passwords from the sounds of keystrokes captured during Zoom sessions, with an accuracy rate of approximately 90%.
-
NASA's InSight Mars Lander Records Vibrations of Space Rocks' Impact on Mars Surface: All Details
NASA announced on Monday that its InSight Mars lander had detected space rocks as they impacted the surface of the Red Planet. The robotic InSight lander tracked one space rock landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021, and all four were relatively modest in size, according to the US space agency. Researchers expect to find more data from the lan...
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Improved Acoustic Tweezers Can Levitate, Move Objects Without Physical Contact Using Sound Waves
A technology to move and levitate objects using just sound waves has been developed by researchers. The technique was demonstrated on small polystyrene balls that were lifted off a reflective surface without any physical contact. The reseachers fine-tuned the so-called acoustic tweezers using an adaptive algorithm and further miniaturisation, to ma...
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Bass Is the New Craze; Evolving Music Taste and the Consumer Preference in Audio Wearables
Music taste among today's audiences has seen a significant evolution. It has evolved from soft acoustics to deep bass, especially in the case of most recently released songs. Here's how music taste and listening preferences have evolved over time, and why consumers prefer
