“Our structure is super lightweight, open, and beautiful."

Scientists create material that blocks sound, but not air or light

Hear, Hear

A new "acoustic metamaterial" that blocks sound by reflecting waves back to their source could make the future a far quieter place.

Scientists Create Material That Blocks Sound, but Not Air or Light

It could quiet everything from drones to MRI machines.

The research contradicts a major assumption in physics,

Sound may be carried by tiny particles with negative gravity

Rewrite The Textbooks

New research upends the common assumption that sound waves are weightless. It turns out they carry a trace amount of mass in the form of phonons.

Sound May Be Carried by Tiny Particles With Negative Gravity

Long thought to be weightless, new research suggests sonic waves have mass.

Noise pollution makes oysters clam up and befuddles bats. It's harmful to humans, too.

Noise is the next great public health crisis

Future Society

Noise pollution is a growing problem, sickening humans and interrupting animals' wellbeing. Here's how engineers are going to dampen its effect.

Noise Is The Next Great Public Heatlh Crisis. Here's How It Will Affect Your Health.

“Excessive noise has detrimental health effects on us, and we’re finally realizing how those effects add up.”

Noise Is The Next Great Public Health Crisis

The design has already earned the James Dyson engineering award.

New eyeglass accessory translates sound into light for the hearing impaired

Enhanced Humans

Students from Singapore University of Technology and Design created a clip-on eyeglass accessory that translates sounds into light for the hearing-impaired.

New Eyeglass Accessory Translates Sound Into Light for the Hearing Impaired

The lights indicate the direction of the loudest sound.

It’s like the sound of silence… only louder.

Hard Science

It's like the sound of silence... only louder.

Watch: The Sound of Hydrogen

A team from MIT has developed a new microfluidic method that uses acoustic properties to categorize cells in blood.

Sound-Based Tech Lets Us Sorts Cells Without Altering Them

A new microfluidic method uses vibrations to classify cells and promises better blood count tests.

Sci-Fi Visions

How can you break glass with sound? Is there a special way to do it, or can anyone? 

The Science of Sound: Breaking Glass Panes with Car Speakers

How can you break glass with sound? Is there a special way to do it, or can anyone? 

Just last week, scientists finally confirmed that gravitational waves exist. Now, researchers from the LIGO (Laser Interferomater Gravitational Wave Observatory) unveil a video that captures the sound that ripples in the fabric of space-time make.
Hearing these gravitational waves means you can essentially hear the universe. So what does our universe sound like? Play the video and listen to it yourself.

Just last week, scientists finally confirmed that gravitational waves exist. Now, researchers from the LIGO (Laser Interferomater Gravitational Wave Observatory) unveil a video that captures the sound that ripples in the fabric of space-time make.

Hearing these gravitational waves means you can essentially hear the universe. So what does our universe sound like? Play the video and listen to it yourself.

What Do Gravitational Waves Sound Like?

The science behind the pain caused by loud sounds.

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