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Acoustic Defense: Photo Series Reflects on Derelict British “Sound Mirrors”

In the wake of World War I, the United Kingdom developed a powerful yet relatively low-tech architectural system for detecting incoming enemy airplanes, the remnants of which can still be found ...

Noise-Cancelling Doghouse: Quiet Design Soothes Storm-Scared Canines

Between fireworks and thunder, it can be hard to watch your best friend cower and howl when noises beyond your control dominate the soundscape. This noise-cancelling kennel aims to provide ...

Call of Nature: Waterfront Step Organ in Croatia Turn Waves into Tunes

This 230-foot-long musical instrument contains 35 organ pipes and is powered by the Adriatic Sea, producing sounds for visitors that seem eerily composed rather than random. Whistle holes ...

Audiovisual Trikes: Portable Projections Animate City Streets

Lighting up streets and sidewalks of Rio de Janeiro, these mobile animation units utilize the movement of tricycles and available city surfaces to create amazing and interactive works of ...

Tone Tunnels: Huge Forest Megaphones Amplify Sounds of Nature

Large enough for visitors to enter and sit within, three gigantic wooden megaphones constructed in the forests of Estonia amplify ambient sounds of the environment. Nearly ten feet in ...

Hearables: Sound-Controlling Earbuds Hack Everyday Acoustics

With these earbuds, you can do anything from turning down the volume on crying babies, snoring spouses and passing sirens to tuning your own mix of bass, mids and trebles at a live concert in ...

Mufflers: 10 Artistic Acoustic Highway Noise Barriers

These artistic acoustic highway noise barriers combine form with function, neatly blocking the sound of road traffic while looking darned good in the process. ...

Earin: World’s Smallest Wireless Earbuds Raise $1,500,000+

Stripping away all non-essential functionality, these sleek audio accessories are tiny enough to be effectively invisible and entirely wire-free. No need to worry about charging, either - ...

Lightning Fixture: Domesticated Cloud to Hang in Your Home

A simple but provocative piece of dynamic home decor, this thundering cloud can be set to react to its environment, picking up cues from the weather or turning stormy on demand. Designed ...

Beats on Fire: Music Visualized with Movement of Flames

We've seen what audio frequencies look like in mesmerizing resonance experiments using sand - so how does the same concept translate to a more volatile medium? The science video blog Veritasium ...

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