Hearing aids may protect your thinking ability

Using a hearing aid could help people ward off cognitive decline or even help them improve their thinking, researchers find.

U. Melbourne • futurity
Feb. 27, 2020 ~6 min

BreathJunior monitors sleeping babies with white noise

BreathJunior uses a smart speaker to play white noise that reflects off a sleeping baby to monitor movement, breathing, and crying.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Oct. 18, 2019 ~7 min


‘EarEcho’ uses your ear to unlock your phone

A new prototype technology called EarEcho identifies smartphone users by their ear canals to keep their devices secure.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 19, 2019 ~4 min

Black hole ‘ringing’ confirms Einstein’s theory of relativity

A new method lets researchers detect tones coming from a black hole, which also confirms Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Sept. 12, 2019 ~3 min

Super thin heat shield lets your phone keep its cool

In extreme cases, the heat that phones and laptops give off can cause batteries to explode, but a heat shield just 10 atoms thick may cool things down.

Tom Abate-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 19, 2019 ~6 min

Device pinpoints sound like a barn owl’s brain

The way a barn owl can use sound to home in on its prey could pave way for electronic navigation devices that mimic an owl's brain.

A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State • futurity
Aug. 5, 2019 ~5 min

Quantum bit communication breaks distance record

Two new studies show quantum bits connecting over the longest distance ever and also via sound.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
May 8, 2019 ~4 min

1 part of the brain connects sound and action in mice

Researchers have known about the path that sound takes through the mouse brain, but not how sound influences behavior. Now they've figured it out.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
April 23, 2019 ~4 min


Air simulations pave way for quieter supersonic flight

Supersonic flight isn't new, but getting around some of its issues have stymied scientists. New research may start to change that.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
March 18, 2019 ~4 min

Sound-canceling rings block noise but not air

A new way of baffling sound could be less bulky than walls while seriously cutting noise pollution.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
March 8, 2019 ~9 min

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