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13th Sep 2005, 16:29 GMT
What acoustic information can bacteria generate to help workers monitor the performance of waste-management equipment? How many people do airplanes wake up every night when they fly over residential neighborhoods? How different must two drug names sound to prevent doctors and patients from getting confused over them? These and other questions will be addressed at an upcoming acoustics meeting.
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