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A team of researchers in Singapore have developed a window-mounted noise-cancelling technology that they say can keep the indoors quiet — even when windows are open to let cool air in, The New York Times reports<\/a>.<\/p> The gadget is based on the same kind of tech you’d find in a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. An array of small speakers release sound waves sculpted with a computer and a microphone to cancel out sound from traffic, trains or even airplanes coming in from outside.<\/p> “In places like Singapore, we want to keep the windows open as much as possible,” inventor Bhan Lam, a researcher at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and author of the paper<\/a> published in Scientific Reports<\/em> last week, told the Times<\/em>.<\/p> The idea is to cut down on the use of air conditioning and to prevent stale air from building up by keeping windows open.<\/p> “If you sit in the room, you get that same feeling like when you flick on the switch of noise-canceling earphones,” Lam added.<\/p> Tech still struggles to contain loud one-off sounds like car horns. It’s also limited to frequencies between 300 and 1,000 hertz — meaning it can’t mute human voices.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open<\/a> [The New York Times<\/em>] More on noise cancelling:<\/strong> Noise-Cancelling Windows Are Perfect For People Already Rich Enough To Find Quiet in the City<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Noise Cancelling Window Gadget Can “Mute” Street Sounds<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> The rest is here: Shhh A team of researchers in Singapore have developed a window-mounted noise-cancelling technology that they say can keep the indoors quiet \u2014 even when windows are open to let cool air in, The New York Times reports . The gadget is based on the same kind of tech you\u2019d find in a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. An array of small speakers release sound waves sculpted with a computer and a microphone to cancel\u00a0out sound from traffic, trains or even airplanes coming in from outside. Continue reading Quietude<\/h2>
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