News tagged with musical characteristics

Intelligent DJ Emerges from Fundamental Research

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Austrian project has made the leap from research bench to shop shelf and is breathing musical intelligence into a digital audio system. This achievement has been made possible by a computer ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mood player creates the right atmosphere

(PhysOrg.com) -- Melancholic songs, dance rhythms or romantic background music? The mood player can recognize musical characteristics and sort songs according to moods. It also blends in suitable images to the rhythm of the ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Earliest musical instruments in Europe 40,000 years ago

The first modern humans in Europe were playing musical instruments and showing artistic creativity as early as 40,000 years ago, according to new research from Oxford and Tübingen universities.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Oldest art even older

New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave in Southwest Germany document the early arrival of modern humans and early appearance of art and music.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

Texting made possible for the illiterate

People incapable of reading and writing will have access to text messages from now on. A system using vocal synthesis, icons and contact management allows people to send and read text messages by those normally ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Spanish researchers monitor a chicken's brain

Researchers from Carlos III University in Madrid are part of a team that, for the first time ever, has been able to monitor the brain activity of a chicken embryo and to confirm that superior brain activity ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space weather forecast: Sunspotty, with an increasing chance of solar storms

(Phys.org) -- The past few months have seen a spate of solar flares – bringing spectacular views of the northern lights as far south as Seattle – along with media speculation that the electrical ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Indonesian 'Eves' colonised Madagascar 1,200 years ago

Several dozen Indonesian women founded the colonisation of Madagascar 1,200 years ago, scientists said on Wednesday in a probe into one of the strangest episodes in the human odyssey.

Biology / Other

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Emotional expression in music and speech share similar tonal properties

Music is a very strong emotional communicator, and different cultures have different emotional associations for different musical "modes". Now, a new cross-cultural study shows that tonal trends used to express feelings in ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Fiercer competition for quicker innovations

Reading e-mails while on the move, downloading music, or watching videos is quite normal for smartphone users. European mobile communication markets, however, are far behind the top innovator: Japan. This is identified by ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bird brains follow the beat: Capacity to move in time with music may be connected with ability to learn speech

Even though typical dance-floor activity might suggest otherwise, humans generally demonstrate a remarkable capacity to synchronize their body movements in response to auditory stimuli. But is this ability ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Mother of pearl tells a tale of ocean temperature, depth

Nacre -- or mother of pearl, scientists and artisans know, is one of nature's amazing utilitarian materials.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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