Absorbing excess sound to make public environments like theaters and concert halls safer for hearing and using the unwanted sound waves to create electricity is the aim of a new paper. The authors ...

This latest accomplishment joins the company’s previously secured ASTM certifications, enhancing the features and expanding the end-uses for its microalgae-based bio-cement and bio-concrete. BOULDER, ...

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. Experts at the University of Bristol have ...

Scientists have developed a new material: an ultra-thin film that can absorb over 99% of electromagnetic waves. The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) states it to be the “world's first ultra ...

The most exciting thing to buy at Ikea right now? Believe it or not, it just might be a set of curtains. But that’s because these new draps do more than block out light — they also absorb sound.