I’m Squeaking Here! — Inside the Secret Sonic Language of NYC’s Rats

To be a pest is to be underestimated. Sure, pests are annoying, but being a pest also requires a surprising amount of coordination and communication. That’s what researchers recently discovered about ...

Audiophiles can't hear the difference between copper wires and a banana

A good set of speakers or headphones can make any music sound amazing. What happens if the signal is transmitted through a ...
GitHub

Making Acoustic Side-Channel Attacks on Noisy Keyboards Viable with LLM-Assisted Spectrograms "Typo" Correction

This repo is the implementation of a research project aimed at enhancing Acoustic Side-Channel Attacks (ASCAs) using a novel combination of Vision Transformers (VTs) and Large Language Models (LLMs).
GitHub

Rethinking Flow and Diffusion Bridge Models for Speech Enhancement

This repository contains the appendix, code, and audio samples for the AAAI 2026 oral paper: Rethinking Flow and Diffusion Bridge Models for Speech Enhancement. Encompassing existing flow matching and ...

NASA's MAVEN detects first evidence of lightning-like activity on Mars

While sifting through the extensive data collected by NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft over the last decade, scientists discovered a familiar type of electromagnetic ...
IEEE

CleanMel: Mel-Spectrogram Enhancement for Improving Both Speech Quality and ASR

Abstract: In this work, we propose CleanMel, a single-channel Mel-spectrogram denoising and dereverberation network for improving both speech quality and automatic speech recognition (ASR) performance ...
IEEE

Research on Speech Enhancement Translation and Mel-Spectrogram Mapping Method for the Deaf Based on Pix2PixGANs

Abstract: This study proposes an innovative speech translation method based on Pix2PixGAN, which maps the Mel spectrograms of speech produced by deaf individuals to those of normal-hearing individuals ...
BBC

Simple, compound and complex sentences

When we write things down, it's important to keep things nice and clear, so it's easy to read. Sentences help us give an order, ask a question, state a fact, or express an emotion or idea. Words are ...
Healthline

Eustress vs. Distress: What Is Good Stress?

Eustress, or positive stress, can motivate individuals, aid in achieving goals, and contribute to overall well-being and a sense of fulfillment. Unlike distress, which arises from negative experiences ...
Investopedia

Compound Return: Definition, How It Works and Example Calculation

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more ...
Investopedia

Investment Policy Statements: Key Components & Importance

Barbara Friedberg is a veteran investment portfolio manager, fintech consultant, and expert investor. She is a published author of several books. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and ...