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Echolocation for Humans

Posted by michael on from the eat-all-the-insects-you-want dept.

anoopsinha writes "An article in New Scientist reports that bat echos can be used as virtual reality guide. People wearing headphones could easily hunt down a 'virtual insect', using only the echolocation sounds. The report says that it is a 'very intuitive process.' The researchers behind the project hope that a similar system in the cockpit of fighter planes could allow pilots to track some controls using their hearing, freeing up their eyes for other tasks."

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  1. Re:been done before? by inertia187 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There was an episode of Alley McBeal where that funny lawyer (John) used a clicker instead of saying voicing his objection.

    Of course, that has nothing to do with bats. But what's interesting is that that bats can "see" fish just under the service of the water.

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  2. Re:shameless reply by gfody · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    oh jeez.. hmmm
    Hum?? for Dgorhjs Buff dogs oggbotts

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  3. aha! by gfody · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    news for nerds stuff that matters!

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  4. Re:shameless reply by duren686 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Try as I might, my brain can't make any sense of your username using the same concept.

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