If you enter a room to see someone dancing their heart out in silence, no headphones in sight, don't be alarmed. They may be ...

Researchers have invented a new sort of material with a built-in superpower: it can bend, shape and focus sound waves that pass through it, opening up new possibilities for medical imaging, personal ...

Music lovers may one day be able to blast their favorite artists, headphone-free, without angering the neighborhood or colleagues, thanks to researchers at Penn State. The team designed a system that ...

Imagine broadcasting sound in a targeted and specific manner. Instead of using a bullhorn to speak to a crowd, you could single out one person in that crowd without disturbing anyone else. Or, picture ...