Light can behave in very unexpected ways when you squeeze it into small spaces. In a paper in the journal Science, Mark ...

The global low frequency sound absorbing insulation material market was valued at USD 160.7 million in 2023 and is ...

That’s why Empa researchers teamed up with de Cavis to develop ultra-thin sound absorbers made from gypsum or cement foams.

One solution is to block sounds before they hit our room’s naked surfaces – the walls and the ceiling – with physical ...

If you live in a noisy urban area, you're gonna love the sound of this. Researchers in Switzerland have developed a material ...

Empa researchers have developed innovative sound absorbers made of mineral foams. Not only are they significantly thinner than conventional ...

Felix Baumgartner set multiple world records in 2012 during a fall that broke the sound barrier.

That’s because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Inspired by this natural soundproofing, researchers publishing in ACS Applied Materials & ...

Carmakers have to add sounds to electric vehicles for the safety of pedestrians, but determining what noise an EV should make involves both science and art.

Microsoft has mistakenly replaced its Windows 11 boot sound with the chime from Vista. It’s a bug that will be fixed in the latest preview builds of the OS.

A plastic structure separates white noise into pitches, like a rainbow splits light into colors, offering a novel way to manipulate sound.