If you’re keen on finding some soundproofing materials that actually work, you’re not the only one. Silence is golden for so many of us: DIYers who use loud tools, night-shift workers who must reduce ...

If you’ve seen an owl fly, you probably didn’t hear a thing. That’s because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Inspired by this natural ...

Air conditioners, cars and other machinery may soon be free of vibrations and thus much quieter than they are now, thanks to new so-called adaptive phononic crystals. Subscribe to read this story ...