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Mike Lotinga
Mike Lotinga
13 Oct 2016
Things that go bump in the night…

The ancient Celtic pagan festival of Samhain was a time in which the doorways between the spirit-world and ours were thought to be traversed by dead souls

Michael Lotinga
Michael Lotinga
05 Oct 2016
Dispatch from Inter-noise 2016: Towards a Quieter Future

The 45th International Congress and Exposition of Noise Control Engineering landed with a splash in the civilised surroundings of Hamburg

Luis Gomez-Agustina
Luis Gomez-Agustina
18 Sep 2016
Acoustics and music: a forgotten link?

It is well accepted and understood that acoustics is the physical underlying phenomenon and vehicle of music production, performance and composition.

Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
31 Aug 2016
Acoustic problem-solver: Soft skills for consultancy

For the uninitiated, the job title of acoustic consultant implies an expert advisor, a fountain of knowledge or some kind of walking library.

César Bustos
César Bustos
01 Aug 2016
Acoustics in the Edinburgh International Science Festival

Earlier in March I had an amazing experience taking part in the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
28 Jul 2016
Are You Listening

We live in a technological world. Everywhere we go we can summon the power of technology to help, inform or entertain us.

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James Hill
James Hill
25 May 2016
Deaf Acousticians & Blind Architects

Whilst it’s not often I buy a textbook based on a catchy title, Robert Apfel’s “Deaf Architects & Blind Acousticians” is one that has always stuck in my mind.

Michael Lotinga
Michael Lotinga
29 Mar 2016
Making Waves

Recently-observed physical evidence for the existence of gravitational waves, and the development of a new class of sound wave