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The cochlea is key to human hearing, and it plays an important role in our understanding of complex frequency content. The Visual Ear project aims to illustrate the cochlear mechanism as an ...

Although the sound may not be at the forefront of our minds when we face the ultimate boss in a video game or watch as the protagonist in a film slowly turns the doorknob before walking into what ...

A tiny sensor that mimics how the cochlea in the human ear works could be used for hearing aids or microphones that can pick out sounds in noisy environments. The cochlea can adjust how sensitive it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commercial cinema technology and smart-home tech. Some months ago, I encountered an entirely new format of earphones ...