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‘I Love You’ Vivid Sydney 2016
I Love You is an interactive installation that acts as a public ‘love-o’meter’. The heart sculpture measures people’s love through courageous proclamations as they shout ‘I love you!’ as loud as possible. The louder these declarations of love , the more responsive the heart becomes and participants may be rewarded with special animations if they…
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RCA graduate Dagny Rewera uses soap and light to visualise sound
Royal College of Art graduate Dagny Rewera used soap and light to create this audiovisual display highlighting the microscopic appearance of sound. https://vimeo.com/87557600
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Synesthesia: The Science Behind Seeing Sounds & Tasting Color
Synesthesia is a rare neurological condition where someone’s senses become entangled. What’s it like to see sound and taste color? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32v0rTkey4
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Sound Properties: Amplitude, period, frequency, wavelength
How to find the amplitude, period, frequency, and wavelength for a sound wave. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-physics-1/ap-mechanical-waves-and-sound/introduction-to-sound-waves-ap/v/sound-properties-amplitude-period-frequency-wavelength
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Sound Visualizer & Chladni Patterns Formed on a Plastic Bucket // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany
The Sound Visualizer and the Chladni Bucket are used to show how vibrations from sound waves are able to create some very beautiful patterns using a few simple pieces of equipment. Create your own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eskZ3OORfYM
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Modulated LED: Listen to a Beam of Light
In this Exploratorium video and lesson, build a simple device that will transmit audio signals from a radio or digital-music player via a blinking LED to a solar cell. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/modulated-led
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Musical Fire Table!
Rubens’ Tube is an awesome demo and here we take it to the next level with a two-dimensional ‘Pyro Board’. This shows unique standing wave patterns of sound in the box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2awbKQ2DLRE
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Science Friday Science Club: chladni 041709
Shake a metal plate covered in sand at certain frequencies and mysterious patterns appear. The demonstration, published in 1787 by Ernst Chladni, illustrates a concept known as “fundamental modes of vibration.” Jon Jacobsen, a mathematician at Harvey Mudd College, explains why the experiment still captivates scientists and students today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rCL0r4OAo
