Mitsui Engineering has developed a water tank with multiple actuators that can form a standing wave pattern in the shape of letters.

For the Mitsui press release see here (In Japanese), and for their brochure see here.

A company called AADcontrol have a ‘new’ technology to reduce the vibration of towers on 1MW turbines, called ‘Active Aerodynamic Damping’.

Perpetuum, a UK based company have released a product for energy ‘harvesting’ from vibrating machinery. The PMG7 generator outputs at much as 5 mW at 3.3V from a vibration level of 100 mg.

Another company RLW has used this principle in a wireless vibration condition-monitoring product.

Bruel and Kjaer have released a new instrument called the Human Vibration Analyzer Type 4447.

Bruel and Kjaer, MSC (Material Sciences Corporation), and Link Engineering have built a new testing facility in Canton, Michigan, USA for design and testing of Noise Vibration Harshness issues related to automotive and communications equipment.

Perpetuum have released a device to convert vibration into electricity. The device is capable of generating 5mW of power, which is usually sufficient for powering many wireless transmitters.

See the news release for more information.

Mathematicians at Vanderbilt University have created a mathematical model of the cochlea and use the model to show that the spiral shape acts to enhance the low frequency sounds. The researchers led by Daphne Manoussaki and her colleagues, Richard Chadwick and Emilios Dimitriadis of the National Institutes of Health, published their findings in the journal Physical Review Letters.
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Ling Electronics, which make vibration shakers, have been bought by QualMark.

Read the press release on the QualMark web site.

A recently published article in the Annals of Neurology (Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 4 – 12), by Attila Priplata et. al., shows that vibrating insoles can improve the balance for people suffering from the effects of a stroke or diabetic neuropathy.

Eskom, a South African power company, is planning to build a science and technology center in Kwazulu-Natal, in conjunction with the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The proposed center will consist of a vibration research and testing centre (VRTC), a high voltage laboratory, and a museum.

Avon Automotive have released an active vibration isolator for engines. The isolator will be used on the latest Jaguar XJ6 TDVi.

For more information, read Avon’s Vibramount brochure.