It seems noise canceling headphones are about to become the technology of the past. Because scientists seem to be about to develop noise canceling wallpapers.
University of Bristol researchers announced that up to 87 percent of incoming sound waves can be absorbed by sticking moth wings on a hard surface. The research team discovered that the unique scales on the moth’s wings can absorb the echolocation waves used by bats. However, these absorbed sounds are at a frequency too high to be heard by humans at the moment, and more work will be required before they can be used practically.
Researchers aim to produce much more advanced sound absorbing materials by copying these unique flake patterns and structures. The image above shows us what moth wings look like when viewed up close.
This study on moth wings considers different parts of the wing surfaces, different stance angles, forms with and without scales, and many other variations. The results of their investigation were published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A.
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