ASA Press Releases
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Press Room was created by the ASA Public Relations Committee to provide efficient dissemination of information regarding the Society and the field of acoustics to the news media, science writers, and other interested parties. Below are press releases.
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Press Releases
Newsworthy stories from past and present press conferences and publications.
Listen to the Toilet — It Could Detect Disease #ASA183
Microphone sensor and machine learning on a toilet can classify excretion events, identify cholera or other bowel diseases, all without identifiable information.
Machine Learning Diagnoses Pneumonia by Listening to Coughs #ASA183
A new algorithm could spot early signs of respiratory diseases such as Pneumonia in hospitals and at home.
Can a Playlist be Your Therapist? Balancing Emotions Through Music #ASA183
Music app provides therapy by consoling, relaxing, uplifting users
Shhhh … Speaking More Quietly in Restaurants Means Everyone Can Be Heard #ASA183
In restaurants and at parties, the tendency is to talk louder to get your message across. Unfortunately, it does just the opposite.
Media Invited to Explore Urban Acoustics with a “Sound Walk” of Nashville #ASA183
Listening to the sound of a city can create healthier living environments, take a sound walk.
ASA Press Conferences Livestreamed from Nashville, Dec. 6 #ASA183
Media can register in-person and virtually to learn about topics including dust devils on Mars, chorusing seal pups, 3D-printed violins, and quiet, supersonic travel.
Media Invited to Acoustical Society of America Meeting in Nashville, Dec. 5-9
Media invited to attend the 183rd ASA meeting at no cost and participate in a series of press conferences featuring a selection of newsworthy sessions.
Capturing and Analyzing Subtle Combination Tones Produced by Violins
Higher-quality violins produce the most detectable objective tones due to stronger resonance.
Telehealth Makes Hearing Health Care More Equitable
According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion people across the globe are living with hearing loss
Saturn V Was Loud But Didn’t Melt Concrete
The Saturn V carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit
Ultrasound Could Save Racehorses from Bucked Shins
When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures and new bone formations in their legs
Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises
Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, seals, and other marine life
‘Urban Canyons’ Prolong Sonic Booms in Cities
Twenty years after the retirement of the Concorde, several industrial and research projects want to make supersonic flight a reality again
Offshore Wind Farms Could Disturb Marine Mammal Behavior
As the number and size of offshore wind farm turbines increase, so does the possible disruption to aquatic life
Explosions Help Probe Elusive Atmospheric Waves
Infrasound pulses from munitions plant explosions used to study gravity waves, atmospheric events