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How a drone can hear you scream

Digital Planet

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An array of mems sensors – the digital microphones in cell phones and laptops is able to detect the direction of specific sounds. The plan is to use this device to find survivors in disaster areas says researcher Macarena Varela from the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing.

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