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Signal Cancellation

Quick fact

In active noise cancellation, a speaker produces a sound wave that is exactly 180 degrees out of phase with the incoming noise, causing the two to cancel each other out.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever wondered how noise-cancelling headphones can make a noisy room suddenly silent? The answer lies in a clever trick called signal cancellation.