Highway noise barriers are a pretty common blight on American interstates, there to protect nearby homes and businesses from the motoring sounds of cars and trucks whizzing by. But what if I told you ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — People living along U.S. 69 in Overland Park, Kansas, can participate in a series of virtual meetings this week with the Kansas Department of Transportation to learn more about ...

Hyundai is claiming a "world first" with its "road noise active noise control system," which uses sound piped through a car's speakers to negate road surface noise as well as engine noise for a ...

At a city park in Antwerp, the sound of traffic is constant. The park sits next to a major highway. But the city is now redesigning the space to make it more peaceful—including adding noise-canceling ...

As automakers attempt to make vehicles more energy-efficient, they're increasingly turning to lighter building materials. While doing so may indeed result in lightweight cars, these materials ...

GRAND CHUTE - Nine noise barriers will be installed along Interstate 41 through the Fox Valley as part of the expansion project. Over 800 households voted earlier this year on whether noise barriers ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released new maps showing areas affected by airport and highway noise. The maps show the noise impact in a large swath ...

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The right temperatures and wind conditions can bend highway noise like a prism bends light, thwarting roadside sound barriers and plopping sounds as loud as a vacuum cleaner into the yards of ...

What it does: Masks external noise for electric vehicles Who makes it: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Where to see it: Undergoing customer evaluation Editor's note: The name of Alex van Laack, vice ...

The fate of new noise-pollution walls — which could be added along Highway 169 in North Mankato and Mankato as part of an upcoming construction project — is being decided this month. In a ...