LG wants levitating speakers in every home, but what about gravity-defying humans? Well, science could well be on its way to making us float too, thanks to a breakthrough in sonic levitation.

The average Hackaday reader is likely at least familiar with acoustic levitation — a technique by which carefully arranged ultrasonic transducers can be used to suspend an object in the air ...

Acoustic trauma is an injury to the inner ear that’s often caused by exposure to a high-decibel noise. This injury can occur after exposure to a single, very loud noise or from exposure to noises at ...

An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous growth that develops on the eighth cranial nerve. Also known as the vestibulocochlear nerve, it connects the inner ear with the brain and has two different parts.

Choosing the best acoustic guitar for your personal needs is a tough one. With so many options on offer these days it’s not surprising that many find themselves faced with option paralysis when ...

A Crookes radiometer, despite what many explanations claim, does not work because of radiation pressure. When light strikes the vanes inside the near-vacuum chamber, it heats the vanes, which then ...

While most sound-dampening panels are all function and little form, these acoustic panels from Dekiru actually look great. These one-foot hexagonal panels fit together neatly for noise reduction in ...

Taylor Swift announced Saturday that she re-recorded eight tracks from “The Life of a Showgirl” in acoustic versions with her co-producers Max Martin and Shellback, which will appear on four ...

The Midwest Acoustic Music Festival, now in its 11th year, returns for another day of free live music from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Lake Street Café, 21 South Lake St., Elkhart ...

Electricity? Overrated… ‘Real’ guitarists know that a guitar’s genuine excitement is best earned via the more personal connection of the player plus the resonant wooden body of an acoustic. Decades ...

Winners never quit and Quitters never…quit playing? Having quit before but for the last few years they have quit quitting, and to that end, an acoustic duo out of NorCal, the Quitters, will be playing ...