According to the latest research by Future Market Insights (FMI), the global soundproof drywall materials market is projected to reach USD 38.1 billion by 2035, expanding at a compound annual growth ...

If you live in a noisy urban area, you're gonna love the sound of this. Researchers in Switzerland have developed a material that can dampen street noise while being four times thinner than ...

If you've ever had the distinct pleasure of flying in a private jet, there's a very particular difference you might have noticed from a trip on your average commercial airliner. No, it's not the ...

Abstract: Acoustic eavesdropping against private or confidential spaces is a significant threat in the realm of privacy protection. While the presence of soundproof material would weaken such an ...

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 ...

While closed doors do a decent job of muffling the noise outside a room, cracks between a door and its casing or threshold offer just enough space for some sound to filter in. Homeowners looking for ...

For decades, the construction industry followed a familiar rhythm: design came first, materials followed. The pressing need for sustainable buildings has shattered this routine. Material selection is ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology stumbled onto what one called a “very radical” discovery — the new material they had created, akin to silk, could function much in the way a ...