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- Anaemic 'Rhinegold' opens Tankred Dorst's 'Ring' in Bayreuth
- BAYREUTH, Germany AFP — The hard wooden seats of Bayreuth's Festpielhaus have only the thinnest possible cushioning for a reason -- too much padding would ruin the hallowed hall's legendary acoustics. That's a scientific fact. But the seats also have another more subjective use, namely as a barometer of...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- S&V News
- MFPT Meeting The 62nd Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology MFPT will be held May 6-8, in Virginia Beach, VA, at the Sheraton Oceanfront hotel. The conference theme, "Failure Prevention for System Availability" was selected to address how the now universal metric of "availability" can be maximized...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- BYU appoints dean of sciences college
- PROVO -- Scott D. Sommerfeldt, who has served as chairman of the Brigham Young University Physics and Astronomy Department since 2003, has accepted an appointment by Academic Vice President John S. Tanner as dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. He replaces Earl M. Woolley, who...
- Research articles 2007-06-03
- Squeaky Wheel . . . and Other Serious Things, The
- I grew up in El Paso, TX and went to the the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now UTEP. The University of Texas at El Paso). In those depression yoars, the tuition was $25 per semester plus books and lab fees. I majored in physics and math, had an...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- 3M Acoustics honored
- Frost & Sullivan has selected 3M Acoustic Solutions, makers of Thinsulate Acoustic Insulation, as the recipient of the 2006 North American Acoustic Nonwovens Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year award for its innovative products and business strategies that have fuelled a growth rate higher than market average in the North...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Using acoustics in assembly lines.(United States. Department of Energy. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)(Brief article)
- Researchers at the Dept. of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL, Richland, Wash., have developed an inspection method based on sound waves in order to detect foreign objects in processing streams. Originally developed to look for bone fragments and foreign materials in poultry, the method can...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture celebrates 75 years of graduates with broad experiences, big ambitions, and grand accomplishments.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-16 May 2006-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture celebrates 75 years of graduates with broad experiences, big ambitions, and grand accomplishmentsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15052006 TROY, N.Y. - When the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic...
- Research articles 2006-05-16
- Intelligent Light Awarded NASA SBIR for Development of Specialized Post-Processing System for Large, Unsteady CFD Simulations
- RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Intelligent Light has been awarded a NASA Phase 1 SBIR contract to develop a specialized prototype post-processing system designed for large rotorcraft acoustics problems. This system is designated as RCAAPS - Rotorcraft Computational Aero-Acoustics Post-processing System. It is designed to expedite the exploration of large transient datasets...
- Research articles 2007-01-08
- Rise in Hospital Noise Poses Problems for Patients, Staff; Acoustics Experts Say Medical Sound Pollution Is Widely Recognized, Rarely Addressed.
- Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Nov. 21 AScribe Newswire -- Announcements blare from overhead speakers. Electronic devices beep. Heating and cooling systems rumble. Employees and visitors speak loudly. This sound snapshot, researchers say, comes not from a factory or a sports...
- Research articles 2005-11-21
- Sonoma State University Unveils the Green Music Center
- The Donald and Maureen Green Music Center GMC of Sonoma State University SSU is an innovative performing arts facility blending artistry with education. Opening in 2008, the $63 million cultural complex is the Wine Country's first venue of its magnitude and will be home to the Santa Rosa Symphony, the...
- Research articles 2005-10-19
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researcher Develops Method To Streamline and Accelerate the Process of Measuring Acoustics.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 October 2005-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researcher Develops Method To Streamline and Accelerate the Process of Measuring AcousticsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14102005 Troy, N.Y. - Ning Xiang, chair of the graduate program in architectural acoustics at Rensselaer...
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- Keeping the happy nuts together.(AppSnaps)
- When pistachios are laughing, they're ready to roast, package, and ship to market. They assume that grin when their shells pop open, indicating perfect ripeness. But ~22% clam up and have to be separated from the flow of nuts for different treatment. Accidental mixing can cost...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- The sound that puts you there.(Academic)(University of California Davis Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing)
- While watching a symphony orchestra play, the sounds of the string section begin to take hold, emanating from left stage. Suddenly, you hear a French Horn begin to play while the booming sound of the percussion mixes in the background. Unfortunately, such experiences are lost with...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- POETRY FINAL
- [i]Describe the sound when a penny dropsinto a wishing-well. Consider the relevanceof the following factors: acoustics, knowledgeof wells, odds of fulfillment, presence of stars.To be written from the coin's point of view.[2]Imagine gravity traded as a commodity.From a bird's perspective, make a casefor public ownership, apportioned by weight.Set on an...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Web-Based Product Noise Declarations
- This article covers a proposed program for making standardized noise declarations for both industrial and consumer products. The proposal is aimed at the information technology industry in particular but is generally applicable to all industry groups.Since the publication in the mid0 -0 1980s of ISO 7574 "Statistical Methods for Determining...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- New Ph.D. program in Architectural Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 March 2004-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: New Ph.D. program in Architectural Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03172004 TROY, N.Y. -- The School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has implemented a new doctoral program. The...
- Research articles 2004-03-18
- Short takes.(Mars rovers web site)(target practice video game)(testing the echo from duck quacks)(Brief Article)
- "I am flabbergasted. I am astonished. I am blown away ... Opportunity has touched down in a bizarre alien landscape ... the coolest geological field trip in human history ... this is exactly what it looked like in my wildest dreams ... I keep thinking this can't...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- OSU's Holman, Scripps' Kuperman named to CNO Oceanography post
- The Office of Naval Research ONR recently announced that Dr. Robert A. Holman of Oregon State University OSU and Dr. William A. Kuperman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography have been jointly appointed to a four-year term as the FY 2004 Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Research Chair in Oceanographic...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- The Soundscape of Modernity: Architectural Acoustics and the Culture of Listening in America, 1900-1933.(Brief Article)
- Emily Thompson Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, $45 500 pages, 117 black-and-white illustrations Interior designers naturally concentrate on the visual aspect of their work. They also attend to the tactility of materials and the mechanical functions that keep spaces heated, cooled, ventilated, ...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- In Memoriam: Renowned Yale acoustical engineer Robert E. Apfel.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-12 August 2002-YALE UNIVERSITY: In Memoriam: Renowned Yale acoustical engineer Robert E. Apfel C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08122002 New Haven, Conn. -- Robert E. Apfel, The Robert E. Higgin Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Yale, died on August 1 at...
- Research articles 2002-08-12
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