Tech Could End Deafness
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Scientists think they can improve your hearing with stem cells and electrodes. If you have an iPod, you should probably listen up. Randy Dotinga reports from the AAAS meeting in San Francisco.
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Nanoparticles can be activated by radio frequencies.
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Blog: New devices help remove the stigma of hearing aid use for aging baby boomers, and help preserve the auditory environment for the rest of us.
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A tiny portion of the inner ear has apparently ensured that we&#39;re wired for sound. Researchers have long sought the missing link in the ear&#39;s conversion of sound waves into electrical signals that the brain can recognize as distinct sounds.
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NEW YORK  - Noise-filled occupations can lead to hearing loss, but even one hour of training could encourage more workers to take the risk seriously, new research suggests.
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A protein in the ear that converts sound  into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain could be the  long-sought key to understanding hearing and deafness,  scientists said on Wednesday.
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Sick of screaming to be heard over your cell phone in noisy places? A software firm claims its new headset, based on noise-reduction research it conducted for the U.S. military, will virtually eliminate background-noise disruptions. By Elisa Batista.
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The US National Science Foundation has awarded a $1m grant to researchers in the US who want to put speech recognition on a chip, a move the project&#39;s proponents claim will revolutionise the way we communicate.
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What can manufacturers do to make devices more accessible to the blind?.
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The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets.
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A breakthrough in the way scientists make crystals could lead to a replacement for silicon in chips for devices.
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A protein deep in the ear is essential for normal hearing and could help develop treatments for deafness, researchers believe.
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For a baby who is born deaf or hearing-impaired, early action by both parents and doctors may be essential to his or her social development.
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A start-upâs first product, modeled on the human ear, curbs background noise.
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When scientists studied babies&#39; hearing they found the left ear was more attuned to music and the right better at picking up speech-like sounds.
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Subtitles and sign language might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of sex flicks, but Deafbunny's smart use of technology make its movies meaningful to the deaf community. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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Scientists pinpoint a protein they believe holds the key to hearing, and maybe new treatments for deafness.