A new article on the current knowledge of sleep disturbances in the ICU was featured in the latest issue of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavia. Sleep disturbances in the ICU environment are a significant problem and have many underlying causes. However are a difficult phenomenon to observe due to the physical status of the patient group. This […]
research
Listening Matters in Building and Room Acoustics by Monika Rychtáriková
Why visualize when it is possible to auralize? Monika Rychtáriková (from Department of Building Structures, STU Bratislava, Slovakia and Acoustics and Thermal Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium) held one of the plenary speeches at Euronoise 2012 in Prague. She pointed out that listening tests (can) play a crucial role in research and in the development of […]
INTER-NOISE 2012 in New York coming up August 19-22!
INTER-NOISE 2012, the 41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, will be held in New York City, USA, from 19-22 August 2012 – this in conjunction with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Noise Control and Acoustics Division`s (ASME NCAD) annual meeting. Involved bodies and organizations are the International Institute of Noise Control […]
The joint Baltic-Nordic Acoustics Meeting 2012 in Odense, Denmark
June 18 to 20 the University of Southern Denmark welcome you to the joint Baltic-Nordic Acoustics Meeting 2012, which is organized in collaboration with the Danish Acoustical Society. The meeting will take place at the University of Southern Denmark, situated in the city of Odense, well-known for being the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen and […]
Sport Hall Acoustics session at Euronoise 2012
Yesterday in Prague Guus Klamerek and Monika Rychtarikova chaired an extensive session on sports halls. There was a strong focus on sports hall experience in Holland as this has been and remains a hot topic there but there were also interesting experiences from Germany and the UK. The sessions included:Louder than a rock concert? – […]
First impressions from Euronoise 2012 in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague Simultaneously as the European Championship in football in Poland and Ukraine, we have the Euronoise acoustic conference in the Czech Republic. Let me just pass on to you some impressions from the very first day here in Prague. We have rather good conference weather since it is slightly cloudy and […]
Launch of Essex Study Final Report
Tuesday 22nd May 2012 saw the launch of the much anticipated final report of the Essex Study which was presented at LearnSpace in Corby, UK as part of school acoustics seminar exploring the acoustic influence on teaching and learning. The event was brought to the invited guests by LearnSpace, Essex Council and Ecophon. Moderated by […]
DAGA 2012 – 38th German Annual Conference on Acoustics
DAGA 2012 venue Room acoustic requirements of modern learing spaces At the DAGA 2012, 19-22nd March in Darmstadt, Germany Holger Brokmann had a speech about modern learing spaces and the acoustic requirements. Since the 70s there are research schools in germany (f. e. Laborschule Bielefeld) which try out different types of learning and use of […]
Acoustics 2012 in Nantes April 23-27
Acoustics 2012 joining the 11th Congrès Français d’Acoustique and the 2012 Annual IOA Meeting will be held in Nantes, France from 23 to 27 April 2012. The Congress is co-organised by the French Acoustical Society (SFA) and the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) from UK. This congress is also supported by the European Acoustics Association (EAA). […]
EIAS 2011 – a brief summary
EAIS 2011 main lecture hall – photo by Martin Arvebro The EIAS 2011 was a unique acoustics event held in Båstad in the south of Sweden. It was attended by around 160 people, mostly acousticians from around the world. The feedback from the event was very positive and here is a brief glimpse of the […]
