Archive for December 2019

Like human personnel, military dogs are susceptible to hearing loss from exposure to high levels of noise A dog wears the Canine Auditory Protection System, or CAPS. (Zeteo Tech)By Brigit KatzSMITHSONIAN.COMDECEMBER 6, 2019 Highly trained dogs play an integral role in the United States military. Some 1,600 pooches work alongside soldiers while performing such vital…

Technology and academic research come together in Israel to find solutions for people with hearing impairment. By Abigail Klein Leichman DECEMBER 2, 2019 An air-raid siren awakened Erez Lugashi one night in 2014. As he ran for shelter, he wondered: What would a deaf person doin this situation? That question led the experienced Tel Aviv…

Scientists are using sound speakers in a bid to save the Great Barrier Reef Researcher Tim Gordon deploys an underwater loudspeaker on a coral reef. Photo: University of Exeter Scientists have used underwater loudspeakers to entice fish to move back into the dead parts of the Great Barrier Reef. The unorthodox strategy was concocted by…