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Location: Cambridge, United States
Lip reading is a critical means of communication for many deaf people, but it
has a drawback: Certain consonants (for example, p and b) can be nearly
impossible to distinguish by sight alone.
Tactile devices, which translate sound...
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Location: Cambridge, United States
MIT engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals.
Rahul Sarpeshkar, associate...
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Location: NIDCD/NIH, Building 31, Room 3C02, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
When a noise occurs,
such as a car honking or a person laughing, sound vibrations entering the ear
first bounce against the eardrum, causing it to vibrate. This, in turn, causes
three bones in the middle ear to vibrate, amplifying the sound....
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Location: Arizona State University,The Biodesign Institute at ASU,
1001 S. McAllister Ave.,PO Box 876001,Tempe, AZ 85287-9709,Phone (480) 727-8322Fax (480) 727-8395, United States
Imagine a brain implant device smart
enough to maneuver around inside a person’s skull. On its own, the device can
locate the most functional target area to do its work. The task might involve
deep brain stimulation therapy for a patient with...
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