http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Ophir Kutiel didn't set out to become YouTube's Elvis Presley. The 27-year-old Israeli DJ was just looking for a good beat. http://www.physorg.com/news162997739.html Technology Sun, 31 May 2009 14:09:19 EST news162997739 Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sinatra and Hendrix -- these and many other of the world's most famous musicians have had "perfect" or "absolute" pitch. The ability, defined as recognizing the pitch of a musical note without having to compare it to any reference note, is quite rare in the U.S. and Europe, where only about one person in 10,000 is thought to have it. Often lumped into the mysterious realm of Talent, perfect pitch is - according to Diana Deutsch of the University of California, San Diego - probably more the result of nurture than nature, more environment than genes. http://www.physorg.com/news161968399.html Other Sciences Tue, 19 May 2009 16:13:52 EST news161968399 (AP) -- Even before they played their first note together, they were listed as one of the world's most inspiring orchestras. http://www.physorg.com/news159099570.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:21:51 EST news159099570 (PhysOrg.com) -- Looking for a mate who in everyday conversation can pick up even your most subtle emotional cues? Find a musician, Northwestern University researchers suggest. http://www.physorg.com/news155309993.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:40:19 EST news155309993 Musicians can now use 3D computer analysis to radically improve their technique, thanks to the latest research in multimedia technology from the University of Leeds. http://www.physorg.com/news152895180.html Technology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:53:49 EST news152895180 (PhysOrg.com) -- Georgia Tech has created an improved version of the robotic percussionist. The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument - the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes more sophisticated algorithms for music perception and improvisation in comparison to Haile, Georgia Tech`s first robotic drummer. The robot can also create richer sound and more communicative visual cues. http://www.physorg.com/news145286687.html Technology Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:24:47 EST news145286687 Supporting what many of us who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that trained musicians really do think differently than the rest of us. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that professionally trained musicians more effectively use a creative technique called divergent thinking, and also use both the left and the right sides of their frontal cortex more heavily than the average person. http://www.physorg.com/news142185056.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:50:56 EST news142185056 Music can soothe the savage breast much better if played by musicians rather than clever computers, according to a new University of Sussex-led study published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE. http://www.physorg.com/news134795617.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:13:37 EST news134795617