Illinois' new noise-cancelling tech doesn’t require bulky noise-blocking headphones Aug 27, 2018 12:30 pm by New Atlas (Melbourne, Australia)Illinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images New Atlas (Aug. 27) Because wireless signals travel a million times faster than sound waves, 'Our ear device gets the sound information in advance, and has much more time to produce a better anti-noise signal' Share on Facebook Tweet Email