Golden Gate Bridge sounds inspire musical works
Sun, 20 May 2012 21:42:04 -0700

It hums with traffic and bellows sometimes with the sounds of foghorns. At other times, the wind whistles through its cables, and in the background is a constant sound of the cries of seabirds, not to mention the Pacific Ocean.

From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:31:30 -0700

Companies are redesigning offices, piping in special background noise to improve the acoustics and bringing in engineers to solve volume issues. Sound masking has become a buzz phrase. Scientists, for their part, are measuring the unhappiness and the ...

Make Some Noise at Vermont's Montshire Museum of Science
Sun, 20 May 2012 23:49:05 -0700

Explore the science of sound and hearing at the Montshire Museum's new traveling exhibition, Sonic Sensation, opening on May 26 in Norwich, Vermont. Norwich, Vermont, May 18, 2012 - Explore the science of sound and hearing at the Montshire Museum's new ...

Sound Advice: How to properly set up your HDMI receiver
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:16:43 -0700

My problem is I don't seem to be hearing surround sound . I used the supplied setup microphone and have been getting poor results. I've been over the manual three times and don't know which of the many Dolby options is best. I'm probably going to a lot ...

Health care company seeks sound gas drilling facts
Mon, 21 May 2012 01:52:41 -0700

There's a real need for reliable information for policymakers, Carey said, yet some of the debate on the issue has been more emotion-driven than science -driven. Lack of data has not led to a lack of opinion, Carey noted. But with state and federal ...

Dolby Atmos surround sound technology could transform video games
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:40:30 -0700

The famous sound system designer unveiled its latest surround sound technology on Monday, and its implications for entertainment, particularly horror, are hair-raising. Dolby Atmos will be implemented first in movie theaters but the goal is to ...

African Biotechnology Stakeholders Asked To Ensure Sound Scientific Evidence
Mon, 21 May 2012 02:28:20 -0700

African biotechnology stakeholders have been called to ensure that approvals of Genetically Modified (GM) crops for food use were based on sound scientific evidence. We need to encourage objectivity and consistency decision making to ensure the safe ...

'Hum' from Theater Alliance fails to deliver on promising premise
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:07:37 -0700

Nicholas Wardigo's new play Hum is a dystopian drama about how technology has us in its clutches. Ironically, Hum is at its best when technology has Wardigo's play in its clutches. Given the freedom to speak, it hardly knows how.

Uni-Abuja's Trying Times - A Deadline, A Vice Chancellor and the Fate of 500 ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 04:21:25 -0700

"In terms of graduating students, the Faculty of Science occupied the fifth position (for two graduating years). When compared to other faculties the Faculty of Science could be adjudged weak." The University was unable to attract research grants from ...

Songbirds' Learning Hub in Brain Offers Insight Into Motor Control
Sun, 20 May 2012 11:12:18 -0700

Within a few hours, the finches learned to alter the pitch of that syllable to avoid hearing the unpleasant sound . In the new research, the UCSF neuroscientists used their technology to investigate how the learning process is controlled by the brain.

Elliott Corrects BMC Board's Statements And Requests Additional Information ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 05:04:50 -0700

The following criteria are used as guidelines for selecting director nominees: Experience as a chief executive officer, member of senior management or director of a technology company or other nationally recognized or significant business.

Free science show May 26-27 at Glass Fest
Sun, 20 May 2012 19:48:56 -0700

By James Lovett The hour-long events will feature a presentation from Bruce Mc Laren on scientific topics like air pressure, sound , electricity and flight. A viewing area will be available on the grass area near the park fountain. The Science and ...

Social TV Has Arrived: Technicolor, Entropic Communications Power Comcast's ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 05:03:00 -0700

BOSTON, May 21, 2012 (Globe Newswire via COMTEX) -- (The Cable Show 2012, Booth #1567) -- Last week, Comcast rolled out its consumer widescreen High-Definition (HD) video calling experience made possible through advanced technology provided by ...

Wind turbine noise is targeted
Sun, 20 May 2012 22:35:43 -0700

The state might also conduct sound studies in other communities, such as Fairhaven and Kingston, where residents, as in Falmouth, have complained about newly installed turbines, officials said. A panel of independent scientists and doctors, ...

NFA World: Students finish 6th in regional Ocean Sciences Bowl
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:48:51 -0700

By geoff serra science teacher Seth Yarish attended the Sound Communities: A Sustainable Forum event at Leamy Hall on the New London campus of the US Coast Guard Academy to accept NFA's sixth-place finish at this year's National Ocean Sciences ...

Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history
Sun, 20 May 2012 16:01:18 -0700

The exact methods he used to create this landmark game would have become as obsolete as the 1976 technology it was played on. But old source code isn't the only cultural artifact that requires specialized knowledge to preserve.

EU200 million loan for Amadeus
Mon, 21 May 2012 02:57:39 -0700

MC ), a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, with the latter acting as the guarantor of the transaction. The loan, which has a nine year maturity, will be available from 24 May and will ...

Vacation Island: What It Really Means to Record and Mix in Williamsburg
Sun, 20 May 2012 21:49:39 -0700

An avid reader of informed audio resources, Boynton learned about the Golden Ratios of recording as detailed in the books Building a Sound Studio on a Budget and The Master Handbook of Acoustics by F. Alton Everest and studiously applied them to ...

Doughnut-shaped Pulpop MP3 speaker made from recycled pulp
Sun, 20 May 2012 17:58:14 -0700

It's made from recycled paper pulp and uses of vibration speaker technology to amplify the source audio through the surface on which it stands and the hollow space inside the doughnut. When Fe ONIC Technology's Sound Bug first appeared in 2002, ...

The Listening Machine converts 500 people's tweets into music
Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:42 -0700

... business, education, health, politics, science , sport, and technology . Whenever these people post an update, the properties of the tweet are analyzed in terms of the sound and meaning of the words, and the program generates music based on it.