A peaceful home and garden should be a sanctuary, a place to escape the noise of the outside world. Yet, sounds from traffic, ...

Have you ever stepped outside while a light snow was falling or went out to shovel the driveway shortly after snow had fallen? You may have noticed it was quieter than normal. There is a scientific ...

Researchers have brought a new method into the sound-dampening fold, demonstrating an origami lattice prototype that can potentially reduce acoustic noise on roadways. The technique allows researchers ...

Gamers, musicians, podcasters, and those who live in noisy neighborhoods will all benefit from soundproofing their space. Sometimes you want to keep noise out; other times you want to keep your noise ...

MoCo Loco shows us the Wall Wave—a modular wall sculpture by Tung Chiang with sound-dampening qualities. You can flip the pieces vertically or horizontally to create new sculptures, but no matter the ...

Vibration-absorbing, sound-damping materials such as sheets of rubber and expanded foam tend to be thick, bulky and soft. A new material is a big exception to that tendency, however, as it absorbs ...

The world is filled with myriad sounds and vibrations—the gentle tones of a piano drifting down the hall, the relaxing purr of a cat laying on your chest, the annoying hum of the office lights.

The Swedish company Antiphon AB has introduced a new product for structure borne sound damping; antiphon MPM (metal-polymer-metal) foiled, a sheet metal laminate with a thin foil on one side. The core ...