News tagged with quiet environments

Walking, talking and memory

(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Our Health: Louder and louder world harms our hearing

So much noise. Rock concerts. Traffic. IPods. Always something in your ear. Until nature demands silence.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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UNH to analyze 'bellwether' solar event data from European satellite

When the sun launched a moderate, or M-class, solar flare May 17, 2012, it was still one of the largest eruptions seen since late January when our star began to rouse from an anomalously long quiet period. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Germany sets weekend record for solar power

(Phys.org) -- Solar power plants in Germany have set a new record. “Never before anywhere has a country produced as much photovoltaic electricity," said Norbert Allnoch, Germany’s director of the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 33 | with audio podcast report

Research: Too much, too little noise turns off consumers, creativity

The sound of silence isn't so golden for consumers, and both marketers and advertisers should take note, says new research from a University of Illinois expert in new product development and marketing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black hole caught red-handed in a stellar homicide

(Phys.org) -- Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Researches quiet combustion with patented 'noise sponge'

(Phys.org) -- A sponge-like material employed by a University of Alabama engineering professor can significantly quiet combustion, possibly making work environments safer and extending the life of equipment.

Technology / Engineering

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Old maps and dead clams help solve coastal boulder mystery

Perched atop the sheer coastal cliffs of Ireland's Aran Islands, ridges of giant boulders have puzzled geologists for years. What forces could have torn these rocks from the cliff edges high above sea level ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Square Kilometre Array site is already producing world-class astrophysics

CSIRO's Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory (MRO), located in remote Western Australia, is the site proposed by Australia and New Zealand to host the high-density core of the multi-billion dollar Square Kilometre Array (SKA), ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Swarming and transporting

On its own, an ant is not particularly clever. But in a community, the insects can solve complicated tasks. Researchers intend to put this 'swarm intelligence' to use in the logistics field. Lots of autonomous ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia feels out haptic feedback tattoo system for phones

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia, the Finnish smartphone maker, has filed a patent for a haptic communication system where tattoos will send you vibrations so you know who is calling. Your ferromagnetic ink tattoo would ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report


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