Silence really is golden — and homeowners are willing to pay more for it. Specifically, when traffic noise fades, home values ...

The study found that noise isn't just an annoyance -- it's a real factor in how people choose where to live. Constant traffic ...

The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at ...

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (WHTM) — On Oct. 14, 1947, Air Force test pilot Charles E. Yeager climbed into a Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first human being to break the sound barrier in level flight.

When it comes to highway sound barriers, pre-cast concrete has remained the industry standard because of a lack of acceptable, cost-effective alternatives. However, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ...

Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died By Jared Keller Published Dec 8, 2020 3:52 AM EST Chuck Yeager, the legendary ...

There's no question that noise from cars, trucks and motorcycles traveling Interstate 26 creates a steady din that bothers many living in North Charleston's Northwood Estates neighborhood, and there's ...

Building and maintaining our highways is expensive. But here’s a quiz question: on Interstates 95 and 84, what costs a half-million dollars a mile to construct? The answer: sound barriers. Why are we ...

The aviation world is mourning the death of Chuck Yeager, a decorated U.S. Air Force test pilot who became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947. Yeager, 97, was remembered ...

On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1. On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier ...

On one of the coldest nights in Indianapolis last week, Vanessa Thornton could see progress at work. A sound barrier wall was ...