Noise Characterization for Science and Engineering Noise Characterization for Science and Engineering Understanding the causes and properties of noise sources is important in a wide variety of fields, ...

Most people have, at some stage, been taught that matter exists in one of three states: solids, liquids, and gases. This rather simplified system of classification of matter has been ...

Auditory localisation and binaural audio The term localisation refers to the ability of humans to determine the location of the source of sound that they hear. Humans achieve this ...

Innovation has always been difficult. It takes time, and, historically, expensive trial and error. Sir James Dyson is renowned for his perseverance in his quest to develop a bag-fee ...

We as humans require energy, to power our homes, cars, phones and all of the other fantastic technological innovations that continue to change and benefit our lives. But we can’t ...

A critical part of wind turbine design is making them as quiet as possible, as noise can affect people living close to wind farms. Modelling the acoustic design of wind ...

Sound Pressure Level is a quantity used to represent the amplitude of sound, but the perception of loudness does not necessarily directly depend on Sound Pressure Level. It is ...

With the ever-increasing demand for small and precise technology and equipment for both consumer and scientific use (such as nanotechnology), there is a growing need for clean rooms and ...

We are leading experts in underwater noise modelling. An expert group of multidisciplinary engineers and scientists, Our team has worked on a wide range of underwater modelling projects with a variety of stakeholders such as regulatory bodies, developers and manufacturers. Xi has successfully collaborated with the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS) on previous projects and has been able to strengthen and deepen its offering by partnering with these organizations and drawing on their significant expertise.