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Surveying the soundscape.
Scissors and Paper--Rockin'!: Although the subject at hand is the new Mobius speaker system from Artistic Audio (www.artisticaudio.com), I'm going to start by guiding you through a hands-on topological experience suggested by the name that the system shares with 19th-century astronomer and mathematician August Ferdinand Mobius.
A bit further along, I'll have a slightly different experiment for you to try, too. That one will be directly related to the Mobius system's design and performance and will require the assistance of a second person. This first one you can do yourself, so let's get started.
You'll need two strips of paper, about an inch wide. You ...
- A crystal takes on an unusual topology. (Chemistry).(Mobius strip formed around...
- Magazine article from: Science News June 22, 2002 700+ words
A Mobius strip has a peculiar geometry, but anyone...surface curiosity is born. Making a Mobius strip out of paper is one thing, but now...180[degrees], making the ring a Mobius strip. This probably happened for a couple...
- The Mobius strip; a spatial history of colonial society in Guerrero,...
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News February 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Setting the Mobius Strip Straight: John Barth's Once Upon a Time: A Floating...
- Magazine article from: CRITIQUE: Studies in Contemporary Fiction BOWEN, ZACK March 22, 1999 700+ words
After all these years of dismay with what he considered a violation of his privacy by biographical critics, John Barth has published his own semifictionalized autobiography, or at least as much as his wife, Shelly, would permit--if we are to believe Barth's latest narrator. The key to the admitted
- Chinese animation takes the great leap forward: the movie Thru The Mobius Strip...
- Magazine article from: Asia Image Chan, Danny May 1, 2006 700+ words
Offshore animation services have drifted from the once teeming CG banks of the Philippines and Korea to the calling ports of China. In recent years, the toon giants of the Western world have been busy relocating their regional production centers to benefit from China's cheaper workforce and
- A math twist: How a simple paper loop became a major breakthrough - in theory...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor September 12, 2000 700+ words
...geometry). He's an expert on the Mobius strip, and he also enjoys discussing his...dimensional world we live in." Making a Mobius strip from a sheet of paper, Dr. Weeks says...perfect. Paper has thickness. A perfect Mobius strip has no thickness. Imagine a two-dimensional...
- Twists of space: an artist, a computer programmer and a mathematician work...
- Magazine article from: Science News Peterson, Ivars October 24, 1987 700+ words
TWISTS OF SPACE The Mobius strip is one of the more familiar yet...only one side and one edge. The Mobius strip (or band) is one example of a...mug with a single handle. Like a Mobius strip, a hemispherical bowl has a single...
- The Escher experience. (three art lessons based on works of M.C. Escher)
- Magazine article from: School Arts Donato, Beverly Brand March 1, 1994 700+ words
...included a study of Escher's work, a Mobius strip lesson to demonstrate continuity, and...slides that showed reflections, the Mobius strip idea of continuity, geometric patterns...of language-art skills. Creating a Mobius Strip For the second activity, the students...
- Find your leadership edge.
- Magazine article from: Supervision Jay, Joelle November 1, 2009 700+ words
...using a geometrical shape called the Mobius strip - a seamless circle twisted so that...Palmer writes, "The mechanics of the Mobius strip are mysterious, but its message is...help form, or deform, our lives. The Mobius strip is like life itself: here, ultimately...
Source: HighBeam Research, Surveying the soundscape.