A solar sandwich to power future buildings
All in one: A new electricity generating building component is being developed at EPFL.
Engineering
Jun 8, 2012
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News tagged with aesthetics
Piano plague in D minor
Why would 19th-century doctors want to ban piano lessons for girls? Did they truly believe that learning to play music could cause sexual and neurotic disorders? Or were there sociological reasons for picking on the piano ...
Other
Sep 5, 2012
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Architect looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with 'more intelligent' designs
For many people, suburbs have a bad reputation: too bland, too boring. Alexander D'Hooghe would like to change that perception.
Other
Mar 29, 2013
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Microbiotas characterized for 19 traditional Italian sourdough breads
Italy is well-known for aesthetics that play to every sense of the human sensory system: automotive style, espresso, ancient architecture, music, and Fettuccini Alfredo, among much else. Now a team of Italian investigators ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2012
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Does increased exposure to a piece of art make us like it more?
When it comes to judging art, beauty may not just be in the eye of the beholder, according to a study from the University of Leeds.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2013
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Concrete jewellery wins 'Red Dot Award'
The prestigious Red Dot Design Award has been awarded to Viennese jeweller Thomas Hauser, who uses special materials developed at TU Vienna in his pieces.
Other
Mar 21, 2013
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Interested in making your own musical jams? There's an app for that!
A new smartphone app from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London will lend a helping a hand to all aspiring DJs and musicians by letting anyone create their own musical mash-ups with the aid of some talented artificial ...
Software
Mar 29, 2013
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University of Tennessee lecturer investigates response to 'bad' art
An oil painting of a piece of wood with a sad face sitting on the ground or a pink pony with Disney Princess-like hair. Would people come to like these pieces, considered "bad art" by some websites, if they became more familiar ...
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2013
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The dissector and the draughtsman
Between 1831 and 1854, the French anatomist Jean-Marc Bourgery and his compatriot Nicolas-Henri Jacob, a versatile artist, produced a richly illustrated and ground-breaking medical textbook. The "Traité complet de l'anatomie ...
Other
Jun 18, 2013
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How does groundwater pumping affect streamflow?
Groundwater provides drinking water for millions of Americans and is the primary source of water to irrigate cropland in many of the nations most productive agricultural settings. Although the benefits of groundwater development ...
Environment
Nov 16, 2012
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