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The United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow is being held in the year that the European Union is demonstrably committed to making the continent more sustainable. During the climate summit, Innovation Origins is zooming in on Italy. This country receives about 20 percent of the money from the Next Generation EU fund that links recovery from the corona pandemic to sustainability.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this part of the series, we focus on a promising Italian start-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insulating noise is necessary when living close to railways. However, annoying sounds are everywhere. When driving, when the washing machine is in its spin cycle, or in offices with hundreds of co-workers all on the phone. As they find new ways to address this problem, companies are managing to make their products sustainable while improving their insulating properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addressing both of these aspects, Phononic Vibes<\/a> has developed a technology that is capable of insulating and absorbing noise and vibrations. Their products have unmatched sound-canceling properties, as their metamaterial design enables them to go beyond the properties that each material has.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of recycled and environmentally friendly materials forms the basis of every solution designed by this Italian start-up. In fact, the plastics, steel, and aluminum they use have all been repurposed. Next to the R&D target to make the products as effective as possible, the use of recycled materials was also never in doubt.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor us, it is not a question of being environmentally friendly because it is ‘nice to be like that’. A circular economy approach has always been the baseline for Phononic Vibes,\u201d states Luca D\u2019Alessandro, CEO and Co-founder.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DeepTech start-up is a spin-off of Politecnico di Milano<\/a> and has already established important partnerships, e.g. with Deutsche Bahn AG<\/a>. Phononic Vibes is currently fundraising for their series A investment round, so that they can progress into the industrialization phase for approved prototypes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving beyond standard materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What the difference is in the technology developed by Phononic Vibes is their metamaterial approach.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every material has specific properties, like sound dampening, for instance. A metamaterial is the result of re-engineering a specific material’s structure to exceed its limits and thereby improve its properties. As a consequence, materials perform better thanks to the artificial structures and shapes applied to them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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