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 ...

Absorbing tariff costs may seem like a customer-first strategy, but it can introduce several risks.

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.

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

In recent years, acoustic metamaterials, as specially designed artificial structures, have attracted widespread attention due to their excellent performance in controlling sound waves. Compared to ...

‘The History of Sound’ Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Star in a Gay Period Romance That’s Like ‘Brokeback Mountain’ on Sedatives Director Oliver Hermanus follows two men united ...

'Sound of Falling' is an astonishingly poised and ambitious second feature from German director Mascha Schilinski, steeped in sadness and mystery.

The Navy has begun a $145 million overhaul of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s “electrical backbone,” the first step in preparing Naval Base Kitsap to homeport the new USS John F. Kennedy ...