It's time for Game Freak to finally give Pokémon some proper voice acting

After 30 years of crunchy 8-bit-inpsired Pokémon calls, it feels like it's time we got proper voice acting in future games.
Fabbaloo

New MIT AI System Designs Structurally Sound 3D Printable Objects

MIT researchers have developed a system to generate 3D models that can better function in real life when printed.
IEEE

Environmental Sound Recognition (ESR) with Python

Abstract: Environmental Sound Recognition (ESR) is an essential task in audio analysis, involving the identification and classification of sounds from various environmental contexts. This study ...
Psychology Today

How to Use Sound Meditation for More Peace

I stumbled upon sound meditation through an Eckhart Tolle video—he rang a Nepal Cymbal (Tingsha) bell. He encouraged viewers to listen to the sound and follow it into the silence that remained after ...
KING5

Tap-to-pay options expanding for Puget Sound commuters using light rail, buses

SEATTLE — Sound Transit is rolling out a new tap-to-pay option for riders across the Puget Sound region beginning Monday, allowing passengers to board light rail and most buses using contactless ...
CNN

Can flickering lights and sound slow Alzheimer’s? A researcher seeks that answer

Can Alzheimer’s disease be slowed by flickering lights and sound? That is the question that drives Annabelle Singer, an associate professor and biomedical engineer at Georgia Institute of Technology ...
EurekAlert!

Generating realistic 3D sound from ordinary videos using AI and visual cues

Many videos today are recorded using only a single microphone, such as those built into smartphones or cameras. While this is convenient, it means that the recorded sound does not contain information ...
Android Authority

I wish every Android phone had Samsung's Separate App Sound feature. Here's how it works

Modern Samsung phones are packed with features — more so than practically any other Android brand. That’s obviously great if you like to tinker with and get the most out of your phone, but with so ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Using Sound Waves to Map Soil Health

Soil is one of our most precious resources. Ecoacoustics, or the study of environmental sounds, has been around for a century, but it has only recently been applied to understanding soils. This ...
Morningstar

HOW SWEET THE SOUND™ to Air Nationwide in February 2026 Through Broadcast Television Syndication

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- How Sweet The Sound™ will air nationwide in February 2026 through broadcast television syndication, reaching audiences across the United States during Black ...
CNN

Russia is using Starlink to make its killer drones fly farther

Russia has been mounting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems on its attack drones to strike deeper into Ukraine, extending their potential flight range to well inside NATO territory, analysts and ...