Developers are relying on acoustic engineers to alleviate the problem of neighbors who bring the noise. When Ben Tausig moved into his Prospect Lefferts Gardens apartment, he was just starting his ...

Silence might not be deafening, but it's something that literally can be heard, concludes a team of philosophers and psychologists who used auditory illusions to reveal how moments of silence distort ...

Researchers have demonstrated it's possible to silence noise using an open, ringlike structure, created to mathematically perfect specifications, for cutting out sounds while maintaining airflow.

Legacy On Main Street will host The Sound of Simon & Garfunkel Tribute Show on Saturday, Dec. 20, bringing the magic of the 1960s folk-rock era to downtown ...

The post Disturbed’s “The Sound of Silence” Video Passes One Billion Views on YouTube appeared first on Consequence. The music video for Disturbed’s haunting cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic ...

Synthetic, sound-silencing structures—acoustic metamaterials can block 94% of sounds. This ring of materials will be able to make vacuum cleaners, air conditioners, fans and other devices and products ...

Scientists have long debated how we perceive the absence of sound waves hitting our ears. DrPixel via Getty Images From the roar of a crowd to the quiet of a library, sound and silence might seem like ...