The sound of the PB/5 pedestrian crossing button shapes our cities. It is now part of the National Film Sound Archive of Australia’s 2026 Sounds of Australia.
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One iconic scene unfolds underwater. We see swimmers’ legs flailing, and not much else – but John Williams’ masterful audio signals the terror lurking below.
This Ig Nobel-winning research is shedding light on how ultrasound waves could be used to non-invasively control nerve impulses (and therefore ‘thoughts’) in our brains.
We live in an increasingly noisy world. Since even low-level noise can affect quality of life, new tools to deal with noise are welcome. “Auralisation”, the audio equivalent of visualisation, is now helping…
We are more likely to thump this instantly recognisable design, on a daily basis, than to give it much thought. The PB/5 pedestrian button, a type of “Audio-Tactile Pedestrian Detector” (ATPD), is a successful…
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design, UNSW
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Reader in Audio and Music Technology, University of York
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow (Senior Lecturer), Swinburne University of Technology
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Composer and Lecturer in Screen Composition, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney