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New Sensor Based on Human Organ Is No Tin Ear
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| NorthViking 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
| Researchers at the university of Michigan are developing a mechanical
cochlea, a device that functions much like its human counterpart in the
ear. Yet, because it is composed of micromachined parts and integrated
circuits, the apparatus should be inexpensive to manufacture and could
potentially capture a range of frequencies well beyond those of human
hearing.
While designed primarily as a highly efficient sensor to detect sound
waves underwater, the machined cochlea could one day substitute for the
microphone and much of the electronics in cochlear implants at a much
lower cost.
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| d'Wooluf 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
| According to "NorthViking" <otonor@hotmail.com> (and I quote):
>circuits, the apparatus should be inexpensive to manufacture and could
>potentially capture a range of frequencies well beyond those of human
>hearing.
Let's hope not. That would make my mp3 collection almost worthless!
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| HHIssues@aol.com 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
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You may have to get used to it. As science and technology continues to
advance...
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| HHIssues@aol.com 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
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d'Wooluf wrote:
> According to "NorthViking" <otonor@hotmail.com> (and I quote):
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> Let's hope not. That would make my mp3 collection almost worthless!
You may have to get used to it. As science and technology continues to
advance...
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| HHIssues@aol.com wrote:
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> You may have to get used to it. As science and technology continues to
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Extending the range of human vision would be very useful in seeing in
the dark or seeing an object's temperature. However, extending the range
of hearing is a bit silly as far as I can see. The very low frequency
sonic range is used for communication by our navy and whales. Other than
that, I'm stumped on how this would be useful. I think old TV remote
controls used high frequency sound.
OTOH, I suppose hearing high frequency sound waves might be useful in
the future for personal echo navigation if you're blind as a bat. Too
bad the article didn't give more info on this.
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| d'Wooluf 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
| According to "HHIssues@aol.com" <HHIssues@aol.com> (and I quote):
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>d'Wooluf wrote:
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>You may have to get used to it. As science and technology continues to
>advance...
I really wouldn't mind getting used to it. I wonder if the RIAA ever
considered funding hearing research. Makes sense to me...
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| HHIssues@aol.com 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
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d'Wooluf wrote:
> According to "HHIssues@aol.com" <HHIssues@aol.com> (and I quote):
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> I really wouldn't mind getting used to it. I wonder if the RIAA ever
> considered funding hearing research. Makes sense to me...
I'm sorry but "RIAA"... ?
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| Wayne Boatwright 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
| On Wed 09 Nov 2005 11:57:25a, HHIssues@aol.com wrote in
alt.support.hearing-loss:
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> d'Wooluf wrote:
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> I'm sorry but "RIAA"... ?
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Recording Industry Association of America
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| d'Wooluf 2005-11-12, 1:06 am |
| According to Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@waynes.gang> (and I quote):
>On Wed 09 Nov 2005 11:57:25a, HHIssues@aol.com wrote in
>alt.support.hearing-loss:
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>Recording Industry Association of America
Yes, sorry. The Recording Industry Association of America represents a
multi-billion dollar industry that claims to be losing money hand-over-fist
because people are illegally downloading music in formats such as mp3.
These formats are used to heavily reduce the amount of space required to
store music. They work because they do not store information about sounds
that the typical human ear-brain can't hear.
People with very good hearing sometimes complain that mp3s do not sound as
good as the original CD's. Any technology that would improve human hearing
in the general population would increase demand for music in high-quality,
non-downloadable, and therefore more profitable formats.
Hence my somewhat (but not completely) facetious remark that the RIAA
should consider funding hearing research.
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