News tagged with musical tone
One world, one sound
The world is composed of multiple languages, cultures, races and religions, but among this diversity our eyes see, it is possible that the world is more united through our ears.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 01, 2011 |
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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
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Spider guitar dazzles with style and sound (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Massey University mechatronics professor Olaf Diegel made his dream come true when he created a series of colourful 3D-printed electric guitars with latticed bodies adorned with spiders and butterflies. ...
May 14, 2012 |
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Online video distributors gather to court advertisers
Yahoo Inc. staged its glitzy presentation for advertisers in a theater near Central Park, with appearances by Katie Couric, "CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker and, via video, Tom Hanks.
May 01, 2012 |
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Speakers of a tone language show improved pitch perception
People who speak Cantonese, a tonal language, demonstrate enhance musical pitch perception relative to Canadian French and English speakers, according to an Apr. 11 report in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Soundscape ecologists spawn new field
Geophony. Biophony. Anthrophony. Unfamiliar words. But they shouldn't be. We're surrounded by them morning, noon and night, say ecologist Bryan Pijanowski of Purdue University and colleagues.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Fossil cricket: Jurassic love song reconstructed
Some 165 million years ago, the world was host to a diversity of sounds. Primitive bushcrickets and croaking amphibians were among the first animals to produce loud sounds by stridulation (rubbing certain ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Hollywood v Silicon Valley in US piracy battle
The anti-piracy battle gripping Washington and the Internet pits two US West Coast power bases directly against each other: Hollywood is taking on Silicon Valley over the right to make money online.
Jan 21, 2012 |
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Congress puts online piracy bills on hold (Update 3)
US congressional leaders put anti-online piracy legislation on hold Friday following a wave of protests led by Google and Wikipedia denouncing the bills as a threat to Internet freedom.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Acer unveils world's thinnest laptop
Acer unveiled the world's thinnest laptop computer as an array of "ultrabook" rivals prepared to debut this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2012 |
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The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record
The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 06, 2012 |
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