News tagged with vocal tract

Wagner's 'difficult' reputation unwarranted says research

The composer Richard Wagner is well-known, even notorious, for writing operas that can challenge both performers and listeners. A new study published in the Journal of the Acoustic Society of America reveal ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

'Duet of 1' possible with hand-controlled voice synthesizer

New technology at the University of British Columbia makes it possible for a person to speak or sing just by using their hands to control a speech synthesizer.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why some voices sound more attractive

Some people's voices seem to have been made for the radio. Others grate on our nerves.

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research advances voice security technology

Most people are familiar with security technology that scans a person's handprint or eye for identification purposes. Now, thanks in part to research from North Carolina State University, we are closer to practical technology ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers unlock the 'sound of learning' by linking sensory and motor systems

Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated resear ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Koalas' bellows boast about size

Koalas have a well-earned reputation for being dopey. Sleeping 19 hours out of every 24, and feeding for 3 of the remaining 5 hours, there doesn't seem to be much time for anything else in their lethargic lifestyle: that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple rubber device mimics complex bird songs

For centuries, hunters have imitated their avian prey by whistling through their fingers or by carving wooden bird calls. Now a team of physicists at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has reproduced many of ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0