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New tools to analyze the music of Gustav Mahler
The music of modernity (since the eighteenth century), was based on the tradition, mainly borrowed from poetry, of associating meanings with sounds: the music could be "understood". In contrast, the formalism of the twentieth century, through the radicalisation of...
Science, Industry and ideology: the Ravetllat-Pla Institut
The Ravetllat-Pla Institute, located in the Guinardó district of Barcelona, was founded by the veterinary doctor Joaquim Ravetllat and doctor Ramon Armengol in 1919. There, they conceived a theory for the treatment of tuberculosis that was defined as heterodox...
Microfabricated Fuel Cells as Power Sources for MEMS
The current demand for power generation systems of small portable electronic devices, has intensified research in this field. The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) are particularly attractive because of their ability to work at room temperature using...