Flat Sound System Doesn't Sound Flat


	Flat Sound System Doesn't Sound Flat

dmoonme1

9-22-2009 1:49 PM

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technology, science, sound reproduction

dmoonme1 says:

Please take the time to read the whole article. This is fascinating. What a space saver too.

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New flat flexible speakers might even help you catch planes & trains
<SPAN id="afterPageTitle"></SPAN></H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_flat_flexible"><P><A href="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_flat_flexible/../../../services/communications/medialibrary/images/mar09/pg180209-0008.jpg" title="Dr Duncan Billson  University of Warwick with a flat speaker <a href="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/communications/medialibrary/images/mar09/pg180209-0008.jpg?maxWidth=300">View original image</a>"><IMG vspace="10" hspace="10" border="0" align="left" src="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/communications/medialibrary/images/mar09/pg180209-0008.jpg?maxWidth=300?maxWidth=200&maxHeight=200" alt="Dr Duncan Billson  University of Warwick with a flat speaker" /></A>A groundbreaking new loudspeaker, less than 0.25mm thick, has been developed by University of Warwick engineers, it's flat, flexible, could be hung on a wall like a picture, and its particular method of sound generation could make public announcements in places like passenger terminals clearer, crisper, and easier to hear.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_flat_flexible"><DIV>Lightweight and inexpensive to manufacture, the speakers are slim and flexible: they could be concealed inside ceiling tiles or car interiors, or printed with a design and hung on the wall like a picture.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_flat_flexible"><DIV>
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