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Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds
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Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds

August 6, 2024 by Kara Manke, University of California – Berkeley Earpiece assembly, fit, and manufacturing process. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48682-7Everyone gets sleepy at work from time to time, especially after a big lunch. But for people whose jobs involve driving or working with heavy machinery, drowsiness can be extremely dangerous—if not outright...

Earbuds may soon detect ear infections, other ailments
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Earbuds may soon detect ear infections, other ailments

by Cory Nealon, University at Buffalo An illustration showing how EarHealth works. Credit: University at Buffalo New University at Buffalo-led research shows how earbuds may soon be able to detect common ear infections and other ailments. A study published in June by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) describes what the research team is calling EarHealth. The...