News & articles on sound, vibration, acoustics, condition monitoring & noise (#2)

Here is our latest collection of sound, vibration, condition monitoring & acoustics articles from around the web.

In this issue we take you on a sonic journey from Stonehenge to Dyson vacuum cleaners…

Stonehenge Holds a ‘Sonic Secret’ – Some of its bluestones have acoustic propertieshttp://www.newser.com/story/183363/stonehenge-holds-a-sonic-secret.htmlThere are no shortage of theories about Stonehenge, but few are so melodious as this: A recent study carried out by the Royal College of Art in London suggests that…

All About The Best (and worst) of Room Acousticshttp://hometheaterreview.com/the-best-and-worst-of-room-acoustics/There is no more important factor on the way your room sounds than your room acoustics and don’t let anyone tell you any differently. Expensive, reference-level AV gear is worthy…

A brief specification for a complete blade monitoring systemhttp://www.windpowerengineering.com/design/mechanical/blades/brief-specification-complete-blade-monitoring-system/A speaker at a recent AWEA conference remarked that the wind industry was getting a handle on the gearbox problem and its next big challenge would be blades. The speaker is right. What the industry needs is a condition monitoring system capable of detecting and predicting failures

Our Perception of Taste: What’s Sound Got to Do with It?http://blog.asha.org/2014/03/04/our-perception-of-taste-whats-sound-got-to-do-with-it/My first love as a speech-language pathologist is pediatric feeding. I spend lots of time talking to little kids about “carrot crunchies” and “pea-pops” and various silly names…

Helmholtz cavities help Dyson engineers reduce the noise of Dyson’s new bladeless fans – YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2IuzIEJmfMFind out more – http://www.dyson.co.uk/Fans-and-heaters/cooling-fans.aspx Reducing the turbulence of high velocity air whilst retaining high performance is a…

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I fell in love with technology and innovation in the early days of personal computing (Sinclair ZX80's, Commodore PETs & Apple ]['s) This hobby became a career in software development, product development, team leadership, web development, and marketing. Now I am a General Manager responsible for growth, innovation, strategy & leadership at Prosig. In 2019 I completed an Executive MBA at the University of Winchester where I focused on innovation and strategy.