If you’ve hung around electronics for any length of time, you’ve surely heard of the decibel (often abbreviated dB). The decibel is a measure of a power ratio. Actually, the real measure is a bel, but ...

We measured traffic noise in 25 homes across Singapore for a Straits Times interactive story. Here is how the data was ...

BROOKLYN, MI – Race cars are loud. But depending where you sit, it ranges from “ear plugs might be wise” to “is this a jet engine taking off.” Or perhaps a better comparison for Detroit sports fans: ...

Sound is actually short for sound pressure level, or SPL, Steve Orfield said. It is measured in decibels, or dB, around which there are misconceptions. A few facts: • Zero decibels is not the absence ...

For comparison, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that a rocket launch measures up to 180 decibels, and that prolonged exposure to decibels above 85 can result in hearing loss. With ...

Decibels are commonly used in electronic systems that include RF, audio, and more recently, signal integrity. While many engineers already think in decibels, if you mostly work in the time domain, you ...

From the special effects and action to the surround sound, a trip to the theater is an adventure, but is it too much excitement for your ears? "It feels like you are almost in the movie. It's really ...