News tagged with underwater noise
Analysing effects of underwater noise on sperm whales
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are investigating whether or not noise generated by the oil and gas industry might affect the day-to-day behaviour of sperm whales.
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Underwater noise harming fish
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Aug 26, 2007 |
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Man-made underwater noise threatens the health and reproductive capacity of many fish and marine mammals, an Italian researcher says.
How is that whale listening?
Feb 04, 2008 |
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Researchers from San Diego State University and the University of California have been using computer models to mimic the effects of underwater noise on an unusual whale species and have discovered a new pathway for sound ...
Cranking up the volume
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2008 |
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It is common knowledge that the world's oceans and atmosphere are warming as humans release more and more carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere. However, fewer people realize that the chemistry of the oceans is also ...
Engineer explores underwater wireless communications
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Milica Stojanovic says the best way to think about the need for better underwater communications is to consider the Titanic.
Drivers of convertibles may be at risk for noise-induced hearing loss
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Drivers who frequently take to the road with the top down may be risking serious damage to their hearing, according to research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) ...
Mass. center to build ocean monitoring stations
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Sep 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Massachusetts ocean studies institute is building underwater data collection stations to help researchers understand the ocean's role in climate change.
Dutch PhD student develops device to combat noise
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Johan Wesselink of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a device to actively combat noise nuisance. This invention curtails sound waves and vibrations by producing anti-noise. The researcher is confident ...
Lasers generate underwater sound
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new ...
Toward cheap underwater sensor nets
May 27, 2009 |
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UC San Diego computer scientists are one step closer to building low cost networks of underwater sensors for real time underwater environmental monitoring. At the IEEE Reconfigurable Architectures Workshop ...
Listening to the song of the toadfish (w/Audio)
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Roger Bland is listening in on one of the noisier creatures in San Francisco Bay, using physics to analyze the mating song of the toadfish. While fish don't have vocal chords, they ...
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