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Acoustics
via Business Insider
Owl Wings Are Helping Silence Airplanes, Fans and Wind Turbines
Owls are often considered nature’s stealth fighters, and it turns out their ability to silently is a result of a unique wing structure not found in any other bird. Now that researchers know the owl’s secret, they can make lots of stuff silent—everything from bedroom ceiling fans to massive wind turbines.
Owls are often considered nature’s stealth fighters, and it turns out their ability to silently is a result of a unique wing structure not found in any other bird. Now that researchers know the owl’s secret, they can make lots of stuff silent—everything from bedroom ceiling fans to massive wind turbines.
Audiology
via Electronics Weekly
TV sound system for the hard of hearing
A University of Southampton researcher has developed a loudspeaker system to help people with hearing problems listen to television without affecting the sound for other viewers.
A University of Southampton researcher has developed a loudspeaker system to help people with hearing problems listen to television without affecting the sound for other viewers.
Acoustics
via Scientific American
Annoying Refrigerator Noises Become Less Mysterious
The buzzing. The whirring. The high-pitched ringing. Refrigerators could drive a person a bit mad, and they do: more than half of people who have a fridge are annoyed by its racket, according to a study by Korean engineers presented in 2006.
The buzzing. The whirring. The high-pitched ringing. Refrigerators could drive a person a bit mad, and they do: more than half of people who have a fridge are annoyed by its racket, according to a study by Korean engineers presented in 2006.
Medicine
via Scientific American
Detecting Cancer by Sound
The ear is quicker than the eye. People can detect changes in sound in a few thousandths of a second while their eyes need about a fiftieth of second to spot a change. This audio ability has prompted researchers to take information normally shown visually and turn it into sounds, a process called sonification.
The ear is quicker than the eye. People can detect changes in sound in a few thousandths of a second while their eyes need about a fiftieth of second to spot a change. This audio ability has prompted researchers to take information normally shown visually and turn it into sounds, a process called sonification.
Music
via Consequence of Sound
This new electronic instrument can make every sound ever
Musical instruments seem to have reached the pinnacle of their development long ago, yet creatives still invent new ones all the time. Disney Research has turned plants into instruments, apps have turned keyboards into music players, and Björk even invented a new one. But now Nashville-based Artiphon has created an electronic instrument that beats them all for one reason: It can become them all.
Musical instruments seem to have reached the pinnacle of their development long ago, yet creatives still invent new ones all the time. Disney Research has turned plants into instruments, apps have turned keyboards into music players, and Björk even invented a new one. But now Nashville-based Artiphon has created an electronic instrument that beats them all for one reason: It can become them all.
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Chris Mason
General Manager at Prosig
Chris' early love of computers & technology (Sinclair ZX80's, Commodore PETs & Apple ]['s) grew into a career in software development, product development, team leadership, web development, and marketing. He is now General Manager at Prosig, part of CMTG. Chris graduated with an HND from Portsmouth Polytechnic and in 2019 completed an Executive MBA at the University of Winchester where he focused on innovation and strategy.
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