Smart Sound Material Asks: "Can You Hear Me Now?"

Credit: Restored Hearing
A team of Irish physicists has discovered a smart material for headsets that can be specifically tuned to block out the roar of a jet engine, while still allowing other noises, like a co-worker’s voice, to break the sound barrier. Working off the notion that half of hearing of all hearing loss is...

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