Even though astronauts receive some general medical training in preparation for a stay aboard the ISS, most of them still aren't medical professionals by any means—and with the inherent difficulties of microgravity and ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2013
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted the first demonstration of a faster and more accurate way to calibrate certain kinds of microphones.
General Physics
Sep 8, 2021
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A team of neurobiologists at the University of Haifa's, Sagol Department of Neurobiology has found, via the use of novel miniature microphones, that rats make sounds when in the company of other rats for no other reason than ...
An EPFL doctoral student has designed a microphone-based system that functions as an automatic road traffic sensor. The technology can determine not just how much traffic there is, but also how fast vehicles are going and ...
Engineering
Feb 4, 2013
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A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction.
Engineering
Jun 19, 2013
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Taiwan said Monday it had put into service its first undersea seismic observation system, giving the island life-saving extra seconds or even minutes to brace for earthquakes and tsunamis.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2011
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(AP) -- Sony plans to release a new motion controller next spring for the PlayStation 3 video game console.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 24, 2009
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Santa Claus doesn't just sit at shopping malls in snow-challenged San Francisco: He also goes scuba diving.
Other
Dec 20, 2017
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Researchers studying wearable listening technology now have a new data set to use, thanks to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate student Ryan Corey and his team.
Engineering
May 14, 2019
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Advanced microphones using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are capable of supporting new user interactions with "smart" devices, like chatting with Apple's Siri, or Amazon's Alexa. The key to achieving the high sensitivity ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 1, 2017
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