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DAGA 2014 – The 40th Annual German Congress on Acoustics
The 40th Annual German Congress on Acoustics (DAGA 2014) was just organized in Oldenburg. The main theme of the congress was “Hearing for all”: taking into account the timing of the DAGA, the largest German-language Congress on Acoustics, and the annual meeting of the German Society for Audiology (DGA). The latest research results and recent […]
New world record for a reverberant space!
Photo: Allan Kilpatrick (RCAHMS) Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at Salford University in the UK, recently visited and enormous former oil storage tank in Ross Shire in the Highlands of Scotland, where he recorded an incredible broadband reverberation time of 75 seconds across all the frequencies. It was 30 seconds at mid frequencies and […]
Brand New TEDx-Video about acoustics
On Saturday October 5th, a TEDx-event was held in La Rochelle, France. As previously announced, this event featured a presentation on the importance of good acoustics for people by Yoan Le-Muet. The presentation is now available on YouTube! Click the above image to watch it.
Inspiring travel guide to ever increasing sonic wonders
We highlighted the very interesting Sonic Wonders initiative several years ago when Professor Trevor Cox initiated the website which provides a guide and reference for sonic wonders around the world.However with technology advancing so fast, allowing us to record and film on everyday devices with much higher quality than before and these devices tend to […]
Key International Acoustic Conferences in 2014
Here are some of the most significant International acoustic conferences coming up in 2014…. If you are hoping to present, abstracts need to be in soon for ICBEN & BNAM!ICBEN 2014, the 11th International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, will be held in Nara, Japan from 1-5th June. The Congress is co-organized […]
If Music Is the Architect – Concert halls and acoustics
An interesting article on the nature of concert halls and the role acoustics plays within them. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/22/arts/if-music-is-the-architect.html?pagewanted=all&src;=pm
Clean Industry magazine now online
ECO for sustainable design- Clean Industry, aims to deal with the subject of sustainable design beyond an aesthetic angle to focus on the practical aspects also– concentrating on function, people and on their wellbeing.It’s purpose is to raise awarness about the value of good acoustics accompanied by other useful information and advice for making or […]
Acoustics a topic at TEDx France
On Saturday October 5th, a TEDx-event will be held in La Rochelle, France. Acoustic Bulletin is proud to announce that this event will feature a presentation on the importance of good acoustics for people. The presentation will be held by Yoan Le-Muet, who recently presented the paper “Combining thermally activated cooling technology and high acoustic […]
The sound or noise of church bells!
The bells at a Liskeard church in United Kingdom are affecting the peace and quiet of the town. People complain that the bells are rung too often and are too loud – some 85 decibels. Church leaders counterattack and say the regular rhythmic chimes help make Liskeard special. It seems that church bells are not […]
