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Heavy curtains made from thick material such as velvet are often needed to keep noise out of indoor environments, but Swiss researchers have come up with another option. The Empa researchers, in ...

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Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have discovered a method that allows them to filter out almost all the noise in a given environment — no matter how loud or quiet it is.

Experts at the University of Bristol have discovered that the scales on moth wings act as excellent sound absorbers even when placed on an artificial surface. The researchers, which recently ...

Acoustic absorption is a fundamental parameter in the evaluation and optimisation of noise control within various environments. Recent advances have improved our ability to characterise how materials ...

Absorbing low frequency sound is a big job, or at least, a job for big things. Acoustic absorption systems require big resonant cavities with large amounts of heavy damping material and significant ...

If you want to minimise the amount of noise in an urban environment it's better to plant conifers than broadleaved trees, scientists claim. Researchers from University College London studied the bark ...