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Laser acoustic mapping for loudspeaker designers

06/03/2013

NPL's collaboration with the high-end loudspeaker specialist, PMC has provided vital industrial input on loudspeaker design and development, honing what has hitherto been an experimental technique into a valuable industrial tool. The PMC collaboration has seen NPL’s laser-based acoustic mapping technique adapted into a valuable design tool for all manufacturers of acoustic products, as Ian Butterworth explains.

The financial implications of an energy strategy

04/01/2013

Short termism damages sustainability, says Mike Malina, founder and director of Energy Solutions Associates, and award winning building engineering services consultant. Here, we present an edited version of a presentation he made at the Motor Driven Systems conference last year, in which he makes the case for taking the long term view when investing in energy efficiency technologies.

‘Wearable computing’ can change people’s lives

02/08/2012

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in the USA have created a wireless enabled, musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralysing spinal cord injury (SCI).

Hot flame - cold plasma

02/08/2012

Fire in enclosed military environments such as ship holds, aircraft cockpits and ground vehicles is a major cause of material destruction and jeopardises the lives of military personnel.

Good vibrations

27/06/2012

Vibration monitoring is a modern maintenance aid that has been adapted to meet a variety of industrial needs. Phil Burge reviews the techniques and describes some equipment innovations that are easing the burden of the maintenance engineer.

Test Measurement Features

Laser acoustic mapping for loudspeaker designers

The financial implications of an energy strategy

‘Wearable computing’ can change people’s lives

Hot flame - cold plasma

Good vibrations