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• Nature of Water
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  Champagne Gases Different out of a Flute Versus Coupe: Glass Type Affects Gas Release, Likely Influencing the Drinking Experience

  February 8, 2012 — Champagne just isn't champagne without its bubbles, and a study highlights the effects that champagne glass shape and temperature can have on carbonation upon serving and the drinking ... > full story
• Dolphins and Whales
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Oceanography
  Pollution
  Animals
   
  

  Lull in Ship Noise After Sept. 11 Attacks Eased Stress on Right Whales

  February 8, 2012 — Exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, according to a new study. The study, conducted in Canada's Bay of Fundy, has implications for all baleen whales ... > full story
• Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Dinosaurs
  New Species
  Early Mammals
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Fossil Cricket Reveals Jurassic Love Song

  February 6, 2012 — The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists. The song – possibly the most ancient known musical song documented to date ... > full story
• Schizophrenia
  Spirituality
  Today's Healthcare
  Language Acquisition
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Perception
   
  

  Schizophrenia: When Hallucinatory Voices Suppress Real Ones, New Electronic Application May Help

  February 3, 2012 — When a patient afflicted with schizophrenia hears inner voices something is taking place inside the brain that prevents the individual from perceiving real voices. A simple electronic application may ... > full story
• Optics
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  New Way to Study Ground Fractures

  February 2, 2012 — Geophysics researchers have created a new way to study fractures by producing elastic waves, or vibrations, through using high-intensity light focused directly on the fracture ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
  Hearing Impairment
  Tinnitus
  Perception
  Disability
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Tinnitus: New Evidence Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Fuel 'Ringing in the Ears'

  February 1, 2012 — A new study finds new evidence that touch-sensing nerve cells may fuel tinnitus. Future treatments may target these ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Perception
  Neuroscience
  Child Development
  Brain Injury
  Intelligence
   
  

  Scientists Decode Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on What We Hear

  January 31, 2012 — Neuroscientists and surgeons have recorded electrical activity in the temporal lobe -- the seat of the auditory system -- to discover how the brain encodes sound. Their model allows them to predict ... > full story
• Healthy Aging
  Perception
  Language Acquisition
  Educational Psychology
  Hearing Loss
  Child Development
   
  

  Music Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process

  January 30, 2012 — Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to the first study to provide biological evidence that lifelong musical experience ... > full story
• Acoustics
  Urology
  Medical Technology
  Heart Disease
  Detectors
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Rap Music Powers Rhythmic Action of Medical Sensor

  January 26, 2012 — The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the ... > full story
• Acoustics
  Technology
  Engineering
  Physics
  Materials Science
  Biochemistry
   

  Using Hollywood Technology to Unlock the Secret of Pianist's Sounds

  January 20, 2012 — University of Southampton academics are pioneering a new way of using motion capture technology to examine the way pianists play the piano. By using a unique kinematic measurement technique, known as ... > full story

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