News tagged with musical environment

Listening too loud in urban environments

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Children's Hospital Boston and City University of New York (CUNY) finds that the majority of college students using MP3 players and iPods exceed the recommended sound exposure limits while ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A sonata a day keeps the doctor away

The music they listen to doesn't have any lyrics that tell them to grow, but new research from Tel Aviv University finds that premature babies who are exposed to music by 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gain ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs

US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers bring noise to virtual worlds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists have developed a method to synthesize the sounds of cymbals, falling garbage cans and lids, and plastic water-cooler bottles and recycling bins.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Baroque classical music in the reading room may improve mood and productivity

Baroque classical music in the reading room can help improve radiologists work lives, potentially improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of Maryland in ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0