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Blue whales found near NY, off their usual path
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There's a monster lurking off the coast of New York. Experts in a Cornell University acoustics program said Thursday that blue whales have been positively identified in the area for the first time.
Stanford researcher taps power of cell phones to make music (Video)
Mar 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The sound is unearthly—the sort of hypnotic drone you might hear from the chanting of state-of-the-art Tibetan monks. Or a vibration picked up via radio signals from another galaxy.
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Amplification not needed in noisy rooms
Jun 15, 2006 |
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The U.S.-based Acoustical Society of America is advising schools not to use sound-amplification systems to overcome noisy classroom conditions.
Seats helped ancient greeks hear from back row
Apr 04, 2007 |
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As the ancient Greeks were placing the last few stones on the magnificent theater at Epidaurus in the fourth century B.C., they couldn’t have known that they had unwittingly created a sophisticated acoustic ...
When the neighbor's noise makes its way through the walls
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Manufacturers of partition walls will possibly have to think further ahead in future than they have up to now: Christoph Kling shows in his dissertation at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) that the repercussion ...
Which Is King Of Clubs In The Noise Stakes?
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New generation thin-faced titanium golf clubs can produce sound levels nearly twice as loud as traditional steel clubs when they hit a ball, according to new research.
What's the backscatter of your beer?
Jun 25, 2007 |
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An acoustic technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory eliminates the need for laborious and costly sampling of slurries in large containers. Fermentation-based industries, such as beer and pharmaceuticals, ...
Can you hear me now? Not on Mars
Jun 30, 2006 |
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It may be difficult for two people to have a conversation on Mars, according to a research paper by Penn State graduate student in acoustics Amanda Hanford and Lyle Long, professor of aerospace engineering.
Lasers generate underwater sound
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new ...
Study compares sound from exploding volcanoes with jet engines
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 08, 2009 |
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New research on infrasound from volcanic eruptions shows an unexpected connection with jet engines. Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego speeded up the recorded sounds from two ...
Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after ...
Hitachi Delivers Performance Without Sacrifice in New 7,200 RPM Travelstar HDD
May 07, 2008 |
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Hitachi Global Storage today began shipment of its fourth-generation 7,200 RPM mobile hard drive, the Travelstar 7K320.
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