self-regulating bio-acoustic building membranes for dynamic noise control

Living Acoustic Architectures: When Buildings Learn to Listen

The built environment is gaining a sense of hearing. Pioneering research in biodesign and neuromorphic engineering is producing architectural materials that don’t just block sound – they understand and curate it. At the University of Stuttgart, researchers have developed a fungal-based acoustic membrane that grows denser in high-noise areas while remaining permeable in quiet zones. This living material uses mycelium networks as natural neural processors that redistribute biomass according to sound patterns. Parallel breakthroughs at Read more…