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Translating Insect Defense Signals into Sound

Translating Insect Defense Signals into Sound

Sep 28, 2021 | | 0 |

Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators, particularly ants. Researchers can assess the effectiveness of these defense by staging meetups, so-called bioassays, between prey and predator. But entomologist Jean-Luc Boevé and informatics engineer Rudi Giot have taken a different approach, translating the secretions’ chemical composition into sounds, and measuring how humans react.

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October is National Protect Your Hearing Month

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month

Sep 24, 2021 | | 0 |

Sounds can damage your hearing when they are too loud, even for a brief time, or loud and long-lasting. Sometimes the damage is permanent. Raising awareness about noise-induced hearing loss from all sources is the focus of National Protect Your Hearing Month, which is observed each October by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and other organizations.

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Creating an Illusory Audio Experience

Creating an Illusory Audio Experience

Sep 15, 2021 | | 0 |

Some scientists want to go one step further and systematically manipulate the acoustic field to achieve an effect that shouldn’t exist per se, given the real-​life situation. For instance, they are attempting to create an illusory audio experience that tricks the listener into believing they are in a concrete building or an old church. Alternatively, objects can be made invisible by manipulating the acoustic field in such a way that the listener no longer perceives them.

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Oticon Expands Oticon More Family

Oticon Expands Oticon More Family

Sep 1, 2021 | , | 0 |

More options — from the new miniRITE T with disposable batteries, and the portable SmartCharger, to new fitting options, and a music-oriented signal processing program — help allow hearing care professionals to “better match each patient’s lifestyle, needs, and preferences.”  For patients with single-sided deafness, Oticon also extends the Oticon CROS family with a new rechargeable Oticon CROS PX transmitter that is compatible with Oticon More.

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Hearables May Have Educational Potential

Hearables May Have Educational Potential

Aug 30, 2021 | , | 0 |

Though much of the discussion related to hearables has centered around over-the-counter devices designed to help improve hearing or to make connecting to other wireless devices like smartphones easy and convenient, they could also be game-changing in an educational setting, says Rory McGreal, author of an article in “The Conversation” and an “expert in educational technology.”

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‘CNET’ Article Reviews ‘CODA’

‘CNET’ Article Reviews ‘CODA’

Aug 23, 2021 | | 0 |

A recent article on the “CNET” website discusses the way in which the movie “CODA” (Child of Deaf Adults) has been considered groundbreaking for its portrayal of a deaf family and their communication via American Sign Language (ASL).

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GN Store Nord Launches Jabra Earbuds

GN Store Nord Launches Jabra Earbuds

Aug 18, 2021 | , | 0 |

GN announced the extension of its Jabra Enhance line of hearing enhancement solutions designed to “help users hear more from life.” GN “brings together the convenience of true wireless earbuds with advanced hearing technology to alleviate unaddressed user needs and enable millions of people to take a first step on their hearing health journey,” according to the company’s announcement.

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Triathlete Lorcan Redmond Uses Signia Active

Triathlete Lorcan Redmond Uses Signia Active

Jul 29, 2021 | | 0 |

For professional triathlete Lorcan Redmond, high performance is the name of the game. In a schedule that sees him training 30 hours a week, hearing is imperative – knowing exactly what his coaches and teammates are saying takes the stress and guesswork out of mastering three separate disciplines: swimming, running, and cycling.

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