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  2. Noise-cancelling headphones - Wikipedia

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    Fogel is considered to be the inventor of active noise cancellation, and he designed one of the first noise-cancelling headphones systems. Later on, Willard Meeker designed an active noise control model that was applied to circumaural earmuffs for advanced hearing protection. Noise-cancelling aviation headsets are now commonly available. [5] [6]

  3. How to fix pollution, noise, and stress in cities using only ...

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    Turning existing city infrastructure green by installing plants can filter out fine dust and noise, reduce urban heat island effects, and even reduce stress. All it takes is regreening 20 percent ...

  4. Noise control - Wikipedia

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    Electric and hybrid vehicles could reduce noise pollution, but only if those vehicles make up a high proportion of total vehicles on the road; even if traffic in an urban area reached a makeup of fifty percent electric vehicles, the overall noise reduction achieved would only be a few decibels and would be barely noticeable. [12]

  5. Soundproofing - Wikipedia

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    A pair of headphones being tested inside an anechoic chamber for soundproofing. Soundproofing is any means of impeding sound propagation.There are several methods employed including increasing the distance between the source and receiver, decoupling, using noise barriers to reflect or absorb the energy of the sound waves, using damping structures such as sound baffles for absorption, or using ...

  6. Noise pollution - Wikipedia

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    Noise pollution, or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise or sound with potential harmful effects on humans and animals. The source of outdoor noise worldwide ...

  7. Environmental noise - Wikipedia

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    Environmental noise is an accumulation of noise pollution that occurs outside. This noise can be caused by transport, industrial, and recreational activities. [1] Noise is frequently described as 'unwanted sound'. Within this context, environmental noise is generally present in some form in all areas of human, animal, or environmental activity.

  8. Neighbour accused of killing father and son over noise ...

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    Relatives of the victim called Pass "psychotic" and said he constantly harassed them with noise complaints. "This man hates us with every bone in his body," Marie Delille, Mr Mathurin's wife, told ...

  9. Neighbour allegedly shoots dead father and stepson over noise ...

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    The video has no audio, so it is unclear what was said. Later on, the footage appears to show Mathurin leaving the apartment holding a pair of scissors and confronting his neighbour.