Archive for June 2022
Israeli Study: Playing Music Helps Toddlers with Bronchiolitis
Photo Credit: Schneider Children’s Medical Center / Clalit A study conducted at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petach Tikvah has found that playing music helps toddlers up to age two who are suffering with bronchiolitis (inflammation of the airways). According to the study, music improved the toddlers’ essential physiological indicators, such as: blood oxygen level,…
Read MorePhillip Island resident erects backyard wind turbine despite community concerns
ABC Gippsland By Rio Davis and Oliver Lees Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article abc.net.au/news/phillip-island-man-erects-wind-turbine-backyard/101185958COPY LINKSHARE A Phillip Island man has defended the construction of a backyard wind turbine in his beachside town as a response to electricity grid instability. Key points: A Phillip Island man says his backyard wind turbine will provide him…
Read MoreScientific innovations harness noise and acoustics for healing
From the original stethoscope, invented more than 200 years ago, to the fleeting chirp of gravitational waves, sound has reverberated throughout the history of technological and scientific advances. Today, the role of sound in science extends beyond the range of audible frequencies: Ultrasonic and other silent acoustic waves have made their way into researchers’ repertoire,…
Read More‘Vibrates through apartment’: Residents’ 4am city construction hell
Sleep-deprived Brisbane city residents have blasted all-night construction noise at one of the CBD’s major projects, claiming the ‘excessive noise’ vibrates through their apartment from 9pm to 4am. James Halll A new flythrough of Brisbane metro showing a revitalised Adelaide Street with wider footpaths, new seating and greenery and improving wayfinding for residents and visitors.…
Read MoreShh – the animals are sleeping! Israeli SPCA petitions to stop parties near zoo
According to animal welfare organization, loud music played at events in park near Ramat Gan Safari have led to stampedes and animals running and trumpeting in distress. By Assaf Golan Elephants at the Ramat Gan Safari were distressed by the loud music played at nearby outdoor events | File photo: Gideon Markowicz The Society for Prevention…
Read MoreTechnion researchers print a functional ear implant
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JUNE 9, 2022 This new creation will hopefully prove useful for children born with microtia, a condition that results in underdeveloped, small or malformed ears at birth. The Technion research team responsible for this new medical development.(photo credit: TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) Researchers at Technion – Israel Insitute of Science announced on Thursday that they…
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