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Cell-phone muffler squelches street noise

Newly developed noise-canceling technology may soon help cell-phone users hear the voice at the other end despite noisy cars, airports, and streets.

 

References:

Zuniga, M.A. 1998. Active noise reduction for cellular and PCS handsets. Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. October. Norfolk.

 

Further Readings:

Additional information can be found at the Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc., Web site at http://www.nct.active.com.

 

Sources:

Graham Eatwell
Adaptive Audio
6 Southgate Court
Annapolis, MD 21401

Irene Lebovics
NTC Hearing Products, Inc.
1 Dock Street, Suite 300
Stanford, CT 06902

Michael Zuniga
Lucent Technologies
2110 Washington Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22204-5700

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 17, October 24, 1998, p. 262.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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