Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. Being an insect is a hard-fought ...

Bats eat a lot of moths, which they locate in the dark via echolocation. According to new research, however, some moths have evolved sound-absorbing fur as a passive means of defence – and it could ...

A new step toward the perfect acoustic absorber. Researchers have designed and experimentally evaluated in the laboratory a new structure made of conventional porous materials –- used in the ...

Did you know that moth wings have excellent sound-absorption qualities? And it seems like they will now be used to further improve today's soundproofing technology. A moth is pictured in Jardin, ...

When it comes to low-frequency sound waves, traditional sound-absorbing materials tend to be undesirably bulky, heavy or thick. Now, researchers have designed subwavelength absorbers specifically for ...

If you live in a city, near a highway, or an airport, you may be bothered by a variety of low-frequency noises emitted by cars and airplanes. Research results have been announced that ``ping pong ...

Circular cotton is used to create colorful sound absorbtion tiles from Impact Acoustics. With only 12% of clothing materials being recycled and 92 million tonnes of textile waste being produced ...