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Whack-a-stick discovery. (2007)
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2007). Whack-a-stick discovery

This flash animation is a powerful simulation of the longitudinal vibration of a solid beam (the basic physics behind modern non-destructive methods of testing timber battens to measure stiffness and predict strength. You can see the effect of str... Read More about Whack-a-stick discovery..

Bernadette Young on ABC Perth (2007)
Digital Artefact
McGregor, I., & Young, B. (2007). Bernadette Young on ABC Perth. [Radio interview]

Interview about active Noise Cancellation in terms of current and future implementation.

Lightweave. (2007)
Digital Artefact
Drummond, I., Buckley, J. & Hammond, J. (2007). Lightweave.

The first ‘Lightweave’ at Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Pier Quarter, Wigan, produces dramatic interventions within the area to raise its profile and signify positive change. The ambition is to achieve an overall unity between nature and industry, past a... Read More about Lightweave..

Frontiers and Bridges. (2007)
Digital Artefact
Beeston, M., Bailey, M., Burrin, P., & Mutter, C. (2007). Frontiers and Bridges

Film: Skeins (2007)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2007). Film: Skeins

From knitting on a crowded bus to pearling in a local pub, the public knitting craze has found its way to Scotland . But is it just a fashion fad or does it say more about our way of living than we could imagine? Duration: 10’15” Director Paul Gra... Read More about Film: Skeins.

Songs from the pleasure garden. (2007)
Digital Artefact
Guerney, T., Langridge, P., Owen-Norris, D., & Layfield, M. (2007). Songs from the pleasure garden

Philip Langridge is joined by a fine cast of musicians for this recording of songs from the Georgian era, centred around the rural paradises in and around London, the Pleasure Gardens. Featuring works by some of the foremost composers of the day,... Read More about Songs from the pleasure garden..

MacAulay and Co (2007)
Digital Artefact
McGregor, I., & MacAulay, F. (2007). MacAulay and Co. [Radio interview]

Active Noise Cancellation interview relating to current and future technologies.

Endangered Sounds (2007)
Digital Artefact
McGregor, I., Baker, N., Fanshawe, S., Jarvis, R., Sweet, R., White, P., …Maunder, M. (2007). Endangered Sounds. [Radio Programme]

The melodramatic clang of the old style police car bell, the tranquil tick of a grandfather clock; the warm purr of the old dialling tone - all formerly familiar, all under threat of extinction or already consigned to the sound file marked nostalgia.... Read More about Endangered Sounds.

The cold dancer. (2007)
Digital Artefact
Beeston, M., Bailey, M., Burrin, P., & Mutter, C. (2007). The cold dancer

Dempster's 2005 quartet, his fourth, is entitled The Cold Dancer, and is immediately compelling through its savage attacks with scrunchy chords, searing melodic lines and seething textures. It's a bit Bartok-y in this respect, with huge expressive su... Read More about The cold dancer..

Knightlights. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Drummond, I., Buckley, J. & Hamlyn, J. (2006). Knightlights.

Episode 30 - Dog intelligence. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Smith, D. (2006). Episode 30 - Dog intelligence

Are you a fan of pedigrees or do you prefer crossbreeds? Opinions on this area can be very heartfelt, and the issue is clouded in myth. Which is more intelligent though, a pure pedigree or a mixed up mutt? At Aberdeen University in Scotland, Dr D... Read More about Episode 30 - Dog intelligence..

In Perpetuity (2006)
Digital Artefact
Medbøe, H. (2006). In Perpetuity. Edinburgh, UK

An album of seven original compositions featuring Sue McKenzie (soprano saxophone), Chris Greive (trombone), Signy Jacobsen (percussion) and the strings of The Edinburgh Quartet. Engineered by Dr Paul Ferguson and Dave Hook Mixed, mastered and pr... Read More about In Perpetuity.

Flipper Chair (2006)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2006). Flipper Chair

Adaptable furniture. Exhibited at the Lighthouse (Glasgow) 2007; and Designers Block, London Design Week 2006.

Zzzap Light. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2006). Zzzap Light

Interactive, sound sensitive light that retracts into the wall on voice command or clap of the hands. Exhibited at Designers Block, London Design Week, 2006

Messiah (Dublin version 1742). (2006)
Digital Artefact
Malcolm, C. (2006). Messiah (Dublin version 1742)

A first-rate performance of Handel's Messiah in which the Dunedin Consort recreate the freshness, excitement and spontaneity of the work's first public performance in 1742. Unlike the thirty singers used in some later performances, this version featu... Read More about Messiah (Dublin version 1742)..

Uni takes lead in dog IQ testing. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Smith, D. (2006). Uni takes lead in dog IQ testing. [BBC News channel]

Scottish scientists are trying to prove intelligence is not just down to good breeding - at least for dogs. Aberdeen University is running IQ tests on pedigree and crossbreeds to see which ones are smarter. Researchers hope the tests, mostly in... Read More about Uni takes lead in dog IQ testing..

High. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Malcolm, C. (2006). High