Researchers achieve near-perfect absorption of sounds waves

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 09:40 in Physics & Chemistry

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has found a way to create a material that is near perfect at preventing sound waves from passing through it. In their paper published in Applied Physics Letters, the team describes the theory behind their idea, the technique they used, two products they produced and how close to near perfection they came.

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