
New Nano Color Sorters From Molecular Foundry
Researchers have created
bowtie-shaped antennae that
function as the first
tunable nano color sorters,
able to capture, filter and
steer light at the
nanoscale. ... > full story

Electrical Engineers Go Head To Head With Genius On Music Playlists
Electrical engineers
recently pitted Genius --
the music recommendation
system in Apple's iTunes --
against two experimental
... > full story

First Hyperlens For Sound Waves Created
Researchers have developed
the world's first acoustic
hyperlens, a device that
provides an eightfold boost
in the magnification power
of ultrasound, underwater
sonar and other sound-based
... > full story

Physicists Develop Multifunctional Storage Device For Light
Light can be confined to a
very small space using a
microscopic container
surrounded by reflective
walls. The light can then be
... > full story
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Video Fingerprinting Offers Search Solution
November 13, 2009 The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. Researchers have developed a groundbreaking solution that is finding commercial ... > full story -
New Technique Identifies Versions Of The Same Song
October 23, 2009 Scientists have developed a system to identify common patterns in versions of songs, which will help to quantify the similarity of musical pieces. The technique could be applied to analyze time ... > full story -
Fungus-Treated Violin Outdoes Stradivarius
September 14, 2009 At the 27th "Osnabrücker Baumpflegetagen," a researcher's biotech violin dared to go head to head in a blind test against a stradivarius -- and won! The new violin is made of wood treated with ... > full story -
Lasers Generate Underwater Sound: Potential For Naval And Commercial Underwater Acoustic Applications
September 7, 2009 Scientists are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new acoustic source has the ... > full story -
Ultra-Flat Loudspeakers With Powerful Sound Reproduction
September 4, 2009 Bigger speakers, bigger sound – this is the music lover’s creed. Flat panel loudspeakers offer an alternative to those who would rather not or cannot clutter up their homes with speakers. ... > full story -
Lost Sounds Of The Past Brought To Life
August 31, 2009 Ancient instruments can be lost because they are too difficult to build, or too difficult to play, but they can be heard again thanks to the ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction ... > full story -
New Technology Helps Parkinson's Patients Speak Louder
August 26, 2009 Researchers have developed a new technology that helps Parkinson's patients overcome the tendency to speak too quietly by playing a recording of ambient sound, which resembles the noisy chatter of a ... > full story -
Next-Generation Sound Systems To Minimize Background Noise
July 28, 2009 The whole listening experience in cars, cinemas, theaters, and even during video conferences, is likely to improve radically thanks to a new set of tools for application ... > full story -
Music Is The Engine Of New Lab-on-a-Chip Device
July 23, 2009 Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting ... > full story -
Sound Imaging: Clever Acoustics Help Blind People See The World
July 12, 2009 Video from portable cameras is analyzed to calculate the distance of obstacles and predict the movements of people and cars. This information is then transformed and relayed to a blind person as a ... > full story
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