Quantum computers promise to solve problems that overwhelm classical machines, but their most stubborn obstacle is noise that ...

Are you stuck with workplace problems that you can't solve? Make your problem front and center. When you say that you're "a firefighter," you don't mean the firefighter who runs into buildings with ...

Strategic problem solving is a critical business skill, for both management and front-line workers. For management, a large portion of strategic problem solving involves predicting problems that ...

Too much sound — particularly from HVAC mechanical systems — can be a problem for productivity in commercial buildings. At industrial equipment manufacturer Mi-T-M’s 68,000-square-foot office ...

As we travel during the course of the day,we are often exposed to the sounds of the environment: trucks and buses honking horns, subways screeching around corners, and trains blowing their whistles at ...

Noise can be distracting, especially to a person trying to concentrate on a difficult task. Studying annoying noises helps architects design better building environments and policy makers choose ...

Ambient background noise turns out to be an important factor affecting creative cognition among consumers, according to new research. The sound of silence isn't so golden for consumers, and both ...