Understand the role of architecture in managing sensory emissions, from light pollution to acoustic comfort, in our evolving ...

In rooms with unsatisfactoryauditory comfort, materials can be added to reduce the reflection of sound energy. These materials can be wools shaped in the form of panels, baffles or clouds, and the ...

For acoustic applications such as theaters, cinema halls, auditoriums the data on acoustic properties i.e. sound absorption coefficient and sound transmission loss are required to evaluate the ...

Due to the sub-wavelength structural characteristics and excellent wave regulation ability, metamaterials have important application value regulating acoustic and elastic waves. After more than 20 ...

The introduction of Fano resonance into acoustic metamaterials provides the possibility for simultaneous airborne sound insulation and high-efficiency ventilation, while the ultranarrow Fano line ...

Abstract: The goal of this paper is to compare the two methods for measuring the sound absorption coefficient, the method that uses the standing wave ratio and the transfer function method, on several ...

Acoustic treatments are niche products, to be sure, but if you need one, you need one. Home theaters, musicians with in-home studios, and anyone with a teenager will occasionally need to suppress ...

From echoing hallways and idling buses to boisterous band practices and shop classes, schools have long been known as noisy environments. Beyond the sounds produced by occupants and vehicles, ...