Engineers are not just adding more insulation, they are reinventing how interior noise is captured, modeled, and judged so ...

The world is getting louder. People cannot escape noise pollution in their everyday lives whether from traffic, infrastructure, music or more, but employees can and must be protected from excessive ...

Noise exposures and standard threshold shifts have been present in general industry and construction sites since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was founded. In fact, many safety ...

It almost seems like another age, but a common complaint of office workers was that the modern open-plan office was too noisy to get anything done. The constant hubbub of chatter, machinery, and ...

LAS VEGAS -- Noise levels in orthopedic surgical suites often match those of a rollicking nightclub, putting full-time operating room personnel at risk for permanent hearing loss, researchers reported ...

Learning depends on listening. But classroom noise pollution is making hearing in the classroom harder. Finding simple and effective ways to dial down classroom noise levels can help increase focus ...