A seductive shape, recognisable from our being which relaxes the troubled thought and leads to mental equilibrium.

What is sound? What causes sound? Where does sound come from? Our industry experts can help you find answers to these questions about the science of sound.

The exhibition focuses on the convergence of electronic sound creation and visual arts. Some works give a graphic, architectural and physical presence to sound, others reveal the sound produced by …

Many years before the Cylindre Sonore, (see previous post), in 1969, Leitner began his research on sound defined space. A room composed of 64 loudspeakers, the Soundcube allowed for the sounds to travel from one side to another, circling, spiraling, changing in pitch and direction.

Since the 1950s, probes sent into space have been sending back data that reveal eerie sounds from the vastness of the galaxy.

From eerie hums to ghostly whispers, these 14 mysterious sounds have defied explanation, leaving us to wonder about their origins, meanings, and implications.

1. The Sun is so loud that if space was filled with air its sound would be 125db on Earth, 92 Million miles away.

Most of us are used to experiencing sound as an exclusively auditory experience. But scientist and photography enthusiast Linden Gledhill isn't most of us. He sees it. And he's happy to show how. The Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical biochemist has been playing with cymatics for a few years now, and he's come a long way.

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