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Static Helps the Deaf to Hear

Posted by timothy on from the pssssh-bad-connection-pssshhhh dept.

OmegaGeek writes: "Jay Rubinstein, a researcher at the University of Iowa, has found a way to improve the signal processing algorithms of cochlear implants (and he's writing in FORTRAN - is this a leading indicator of a FORTRAN revival?). Adding static to the signal actually increases the dynamic hearing range in patients with a cochlear implant."

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  1. This is equally amazing.. by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This story has been posted for more than 30 minutes and only four comments..... (well five)