Designing sound representations of information can be a complex but necessary part of engaging students and making material accessible to a larger group of learners. In this online science course, you ...

Physics concepts and methods associated with musical instruments, musical recording, and musical acoustics are discussed at an introductory level. Topics include periodic motion, normal modes and ...

The world is getting augmented at a fast and stunning rate. Digital displays, sensors, and touch screens are blooming all over the place from laundry machines to buses and taxi cabs. We interact with ...

The wind howls. Tree branches creak. The life of the forest breathes into you. You're immersed in an epic soundscape. The environment feels so real you could touch it, even though you know it’s an ...

Interaction and Experience Design (IxD and UX) constitutes a multidisciplinary field that synthesises principles from human–computer interaction, cognitive psychology, industrial design, and ...

If you use social media, you've probably come across Will Littlejohn's work. Not that you'd know it—as director of sound design at Facebook, Littlejohn does not draw attention to himself. His sonic ...

From the splashes and sprays of an ocean documentary to the action-packed thumps and thuds of a fighting video game, sounds are an integral element of any creative production. These audio elements are ...

Gent and Leuven, Belgium. Scientists from Ghent University and imec announced that they have demonstrated interaction between light and sound in a nanoscale area. Their findings elucidate the physics ...