News tagged with noise sound
Apple seeks patents for display and noise-out systems
(PhysOrg.com) -- Apple made patent news this week in two directions, toward a Kinect like system and toward a quest for excellence in sound quality on phones. It’s been reported that Apple has filed patent ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 11, 2011 |
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Reducing jet noise by controlling turbulence
Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are under increasing pressure to keep noise levels low for airport personnel and for people in surrounding neighborhoods.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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T-shirt charges your phone by absorbing ambient sound (w/ video)
First there was tie-dye, then there was hypercolor. Could piezoelectric fabrics that charge your mobile phone while you wear them be the next big T-shirt fad? That's what the French telecom company, Orange, is counting on, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Temperatures and wind conditions move traffic noise
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine sitting down for your early morning coffee when your nice little suburban morning is disrupted by the sound of highway traffic from a quarter mile away. When you purchased your home ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Noise cancellation system helps give GMC crossover one of the quietest interiors
The technology that makes high-end noise-cancelling headphones coveted by frequent flyers and iPod audiophiles is helping GMC Terrain owners save gas. Active noise cancellation does double duty on Terrain. ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Is your convertible damaging your hearing?
Driving convertible cars with the top open at speeds exceeding 88.5 kilometres per hour (55 miles per hour) may put drivers at increased risk of noise-induced hearing loss, according to new research published in The Journal ...
Jan 09, 2011 |
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Tuning in to a new hearing mechanism
More than 30 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, and about 6 million wear hearing aids. While those devices can boost the intensity of sounds coming into the ear, they are often ineffective in loud environments such ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Researchers help make silent electric vehicles safer but UFO reports could rise...
(PhysOrg.com) -- A little green van called ELVIN is whizzing around the University of Warwick as part of a major research project aimed at tackling the safety issues linked to the lack of sound from electric vehicles. However ...
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Marine Pied Piper leads Nemo astray
The growing amount of human noise pollution in the ocean could lead fish away from good habitat and off to their death, according to new research from a UK-led team working on the Great Barrier Reef.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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How does the human brain memorize a sound?
Sound repetition allows us to memorize complex sounds in a very quick, effective and durable way. This form of auditory learning, which was evidenced for the first time by French researchers from CNRS, ENS Paris, and Paris ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Know that noise? Scientists probe formation of auditory memories
New research uses "noise," sound waves formed from many thousands of completely unpredictable random numbers played as a sound, to probe how the human brain acquires auditory memories. The study, published by Cell Press in ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 26, 2010 |
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Gadgets: Affordable noise-canceling headphones both fit and sound great
When Able Planet sent me a pair of Clear Harmony (NC300B) noise-canceling headphones to test, they included a splitter to compare side-by-side with a pair of any other brand.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Dutch PhD student develops device to combat noise
Johan Wesselink of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a device to actively combat noise nuisance. This invention curtails sound waves and vibrations by producing anti-noise. The researcher is confident ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Study shows Human Sounds may Kill Fish
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anthropogenic, or human generated, sounds have the potential to significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals - from the individual animal’s well-being, right through to its reproduction, migration and ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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