Reversing Time to Spot Cracks in Gas Pipes.Gene-Laden Bubbles Grow New Blood Vessels.Fish that Live in the Dark Have Better Hearing.Wimps Hear Dangerous Noises Differently.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 157th ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY MEETING: Information on how to obtain complementary journalist registration can be found at the end of the release. Journalists are invited to cover the upcoming meeting either onsite in Portland or online through the meeting's World Wide Press Room. There, acoustical scientists and engineers will present more than 1,000 talks and posters related to acoustics, a cross-section of diverse disciplines devoted to architecture, underwater research, psychology, physics, animal bioacoustics, medicine, music, noise control, and speech. These are just a few of the topics that will be covered at the 157th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), which convenes from May 18-22 at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower in Portland, Oregon.
Ap- Deteriorating screws in bridges, fish that listen in the dark, medical devices that use sound to treat disease, the detected comeback of a long-gone whale, the sound of hyenas, cheese, and bagpipes, and what evolution can teach us about cowardice.
