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I would love if advances in material technologies would allow to design a window glass-like material that would let outside air in, but would cancel exterior so
by mixedbit 2y ago
I would love if advances in material technologies would allow to design a window glass-like material that would let outside air in, but would cancel exterior sounds.
- ghusbands 2y agoI have seen such a thing in an article, though I don't know how to find it. It was a window with a square grid of circular holes in it - air could flow through, but sound waves were dissipated.
- dest 2y agoThis maybe https://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/news-events/news/detail/-noise-cancelling-device-by-ntu-eee-scientists-halves-noise-pollution-through-open-windows https://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/news-events/news/detail/-noise-ca...
- ghusbands 2y agoThat's active electronic noise cancellation - there have been many of those described and very few delivered over the past thirty years. Presumably because it's the sort of thing that is angle-sensitive and hard to set up and maintain. The thing I saw was just a pane of glass or plastic with large round holes in it to attenuate/dissipate sound waves while allowing significant airflow.
- BHSPitMonkey 2y agoThat would be nice. The next best thing is probably a regular (shut) window with an ERV/HRV somewhere.
- thfuran 2y agoIsn't that just better all around? Though a regular shut window isn't actually all that good at blocking sound.