Physicists at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have experimentally demonstrated a system capable of perfect sound absorption. Acoustic waves go in, nothing comes back out. At all. As ...

Concert hall acoustics was the theme of a fascinating panel debate last night at the Royal Opera House (ROH) in London. Among the speakers was British soprano and presenter Lesley Garrett who shared ...

Complete sound attenuation by dissipation usually requires thick absorbing materials, with dimensions comparable to the wavelength of low-frequency airborne sound (typically 1–10 m). However, it ...

What exactly creates the ideal place to hear classical music? What makes Vienna's Musikverein universally acclaimed and London’s Royal Festival Hall (almost) universally… well, not? First things first ...