Suburban dwellers hoping to sleep in on the weekend might want to thank a group of engineering students from Johns Hopkins University. Four undergraduates designed a new leaf blower silencer that quiets the otherwise raucous piece of machinery.
The four designed the product as part of their senior capstone in the university’s Whiting School of Engineering, under the sponsorship of Stanley Black and Decker, the world’s largest tool company with $15.8 billion in annual sales. Stanley was so impressed with their invention, it decided to sell it to the public, and the silencer is expected to hit shelves within the next two years at a yet-to-be-determined price, according to the company.
