Imagine a world where you can effectively block sound without the need for bulky and sometimes costly insulation. A game-changing technology is making this possible – a unique material that can block ...

There may be new hope for people with noisy neighbors. Scientists at MIT have developed a method of using thin sheets of fabric to either cancel or block sound – in the latter case, the racket even ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology stumbled onto what one called a “very radical” discovery — the new material they had created, akin to silk, could function much in the way a ...

Boston University’s customized ventilated Phase Gradient Ultra-Open Metamaterial (PGUOM) achieves broadband acoustic silencing while preserving airflow—reaching up to 70% openness. Photo courtesy of ...