Having right timing 'connections' in brain is key to overcoming dyslexia
Using new software developed to investigate how the brains of dyslexic children are organized, University of Washington researchers have found that key areas for language and working memory involved in reading are connected differently in dyslexics than in children who are good readers and spellers. view more (2007-09-05)
Touchy Feely Music
The music industry is poised for a revolution if a self-employed design consultant from London can get his innovative touch-screen technology off the ground. NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - the organisation that nurtures UK creativity and innovation - has invested £100,000 in the idea to help turn it... view more... (2004-03-02)
High-quality multi-channel listening with MP3 Surround
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS presents the brand new MP3 Surround technology as a CeBIT premiere. A next generation of MP3, the MP3 Surround technology, provides a multi-channel listening experience with minimum effort and maximum compatibility. MP3 Surround allows the reproduction of high-quality multi-channel sound at bit... view more... (2004-03-12)
Research at Rice may help explain aspects of synesthesia
A research team led by Rice University Psychology Professor Tony Ro has published its findings that may help to explain the phenomenon known as synesthesia, in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway. view more (2007-09-26)
Old glass - a new material
Insulation materials used for sound insulation, as thermal cladding and in fire prevention play an important role in modern building. Ever since asbestos and a number of other building materials were identified as hazardous, demand has continually grown for non-fibrous building materials that do not present any risk to health. Researchers at the... view more... (1999-09-03)
'Laser tweezers' may help the hard of hearing
A University of Sussex neuroscientist has been awarded £775,000 by the Medical Research Council to continue his research into the causes of deafness, by looking at hair cells in the ear. "Hair cells are the sensory receptors in the ear. Sound vibrates the hairs, which produces an electrical current, and this current starts a chain of... view more... (2003-02-05)
Flat-pack loudspeakers
IMAGINE the din. Every cardboard-packed item in a supermarket could soon be blaring out reduced-price messages or playing advertising jingles. It`s just one of the uses being touted for a build-it-yourself, flat-pack loudspeaker developed by British company NXT. The Cambridge-based firm`s... view more... (2002-02-13)
Latest IMM-newsletter "IMMage" published
Special issue "reforming technology" „Micro systems for the people" was the motto of the last issue of our newsletter "IMMage". The urgent need for a sustainable, environmentally sound and resource sparing energy supply is certainly one of the questions concerning our society today. Hydrogen and fuel cells yield... view more... (2004-07-13)
Materials World - December 1999 Issue
3D Sound Systems Using Groundbreaking Piezoelectric Springs Digital speakers that can project three dimensional sound across a room are being developed using springs built from piezoelectric ceramics. Applying an electrical current to the material forces the spring to expand causing a vibration that produces a coherent sound image away from the... view more... (1999-11-30)
UK researchers aim to create black holes in the lab
Physicists in the UK are planning pioneering experiments to create tiny, artificial black holes in the laboratory which will be able to suck in light or sound waves. The researchers hope that the desk-top black holes will provide important information about the fundamental behaviour of matter and energy and help to resolve some of the apparent... view more... (2001-01-19)
Rare albino ratfish has eerie, silvery sheen
A ghostly, mutant ratfish caught off Whidbey Island in Washington state is the only completely albino fish ever seen by both the curator of the University of Washington's 7.2 million-specimen fish collection and a fish and wildlife biologist with more than 20 years of sampling fish in Puget Sound. view more (2007-09-25)
Magnetic field uses sound waves to ignite sun's ring of fire
Sound waves escaping the sun's interior create fountains of hot gas that shape and power a thin region of the sun's atmosphere which appears as a ruby red "ring of fire" around the moon during a total solar eclipse, according to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA. view more (2007-05-30)
St. Jude study solves mystery of mammalian ears
A 30-year scientific debate over how specialized cells in the inner ear amplify sound in mammals appears to have been settled more in favor of bouncing cell bodies rather than vibrating, hair-like cilia. view more (2007-07-30)
Deep subsurface research to help understand earthquakes
From 8 to 20 October, TU Delft, "Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam" and The University of Utrecht will be conducting an experiment in the south of the Netherlands. The experiment is to find out how the deep subsurface (about 25 to 30 km under the surface) can be profiled with sound waves. It is the first time that Dutch subsurface will be... view more... (2001-10-01)
Facial expressions say more than a thousand words
People talk to exchange information. Yet understanding another person involves far more than just the content of the message. view more (2008-10-16)
Diamonds key to a sparkling listening experience
Music lovers could be in for the ultimate listening experience, thanks to a new range of speakers containing parts made of diamond, writes Marina Murphy in the Chemistry & Industry magazine. The unique properties of diamond make the speakers less susceptible to distortion and thus provide a clearer sound, say their manufacturers Bowers &... view more... (2005-02-18)
Media invite: Live performances and debates at `Sounding Out` - an international symposium on sound.
Journalists are invited to the first ever international symposium on sound being held at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (July 11 - 13). The event will bring together film and radio professionals with academics to debate the role of sound in today`s media. The media may be particularly interested in... view more... (2002-07-09)
Ultrasound researchers make no bones about their work
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WFU study finds that moths mimic sounds to survive
In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University study. view more (2007-05-31)
Researchers studying how singing bats communicate
Bats are the most vocal mammals other than humans, and understanding how they communicate during their nocturnal outings could lead to better treatments for human speech disorders, say researchers at Texas A&M University. view more (2007-10-19)
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