A consultant's report says a wall of shipping containers at a Moncton scrapyard has reduced noise levels at nearby homes, but ...

American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now ...

Enjoy riding your snowmobile this weekend but, for safety’s sake, don’t try to break the sound barrier doing it.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator marked a milestone by breaking the sound barrier. The company aims to launch supersonic airliners by 2029, dreaming of faster journeys such as a four-hour flight ...

Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...

In a nutshell Skateboarders experience a universal “head whip” response to skating sounds, revealing how deeply sound is ...

That helps enhance their performance on both the sound quality and noise-canceling fronts. While not quite elite for voice-calling, they also performed well as a headset for making calls.

Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...

Written with all of the fierce intelligence and passion for truth that millions have come to expect from Amy Goodman’s reportage, Breaking the Sound Barrier is, in Arianna Huffington’s words ...

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during ...