News tagged with speakers
Japanese company develops world's first ultra-thin piezoelectric waterproof speaker
(PhysOrg.com) -- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a company based in Kyoto in Japan, has made what they claim to be the world's first ultra-thin (0.9 mm thick) waterproof piezoelectric speaker.
Jun 15, 2010 |
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The sound of silence: an end to noisy communications
It has happened to almost everyone. You are sitting on a train or a bus and someone right next to you is annoyingly shouting into his or her mobile phone.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 02, 2010 |
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New translator app makes sense of foreign-language food menus
Researchers have created an application that enables cell phones and other portable devices to translate foreign-language food menus for English speakers and could be used for people who must follow restricted ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Pledgers step up for plasma speakers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Seattle group of students have created a plasma speaker prototype model that they’re offering to the world as a kit where you, too, can have a plasma speaker that uses an electric arc ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Nintendo debuts touchscreen Wii successor
Nintendo has introduced the world to the Wii's touchy new big brother: the Wii U.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 07, 2011 |
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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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Robots learn to create language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Communication is a vital part of any task that has to be done by more than one individual. That is why humans in every corner of the world have created their own complex languages that help ...
May 17, 2011 |
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Bilinguals get the blues
(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning a foreign language literally changes the way we see the world, according to new research.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Juggling languages can build better brains
Once likened to a confusing tower of Babel, speaking more than one language can actually bolster brain function by serving as a mental gymnasium, according to researchers.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Foreign accents make speakers seem less truthful to listeners
A foreign accent undermines a person's credibility in ways that the speaker and the listener don't consciously realize, new research at the University of Chicago shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Nanotech Speakers Hold Promise for Sonar Uses
(PhysOrg.com) -- UT Dallas researchers have found that carbon nanotube sheets perform well as underwater sound generators and noise-canceling speakers, two highly desirable traits for submarine sonar and stealth ...
Jun 14, 2010 |
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'Coffee Talk' Disappearing In Native New Yorkers
In the early 1990s, comedian Mike Myers regularly dressed up in a giant wig, gaudy fake nails and gigantic sunglasses to become Linda Richman -- a stereotypical New Yorker who had fits of feeling "verklempt" ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Linguist uses Internet to study how we say things
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mats Rooth, a Cornell linguist, will use software to study distinctions of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) in language by hunting for word patterns on the Internet.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 04, 2010 |
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French paper goes global, risks ridicule with translation
A leading French business newspaper is launching a multi-lingual version of its website using automatic translation, dispensing with journalists but producing often comic results.
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Exposure to two languages carries far-reaching benefits
People who can speak two languages are more adept at learning a new foreign language than their monolingual counterparts, according to research conducted at Northwestern University. And their bilingual advantage persists ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 19, 2009 |
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