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Scientists Develop Nasal-Based Communication Device

Posted July 28, 2010 7:50 AM

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A new communication device controlled by sniffing is allowing victims of strokes and other severely debilitating trauma to write letters to family and express everyday thoughts. The nasal-controlled technology developed by scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, uses a pressure sensor attached to the end of a nasal tube for detecting the opening and closing of a person's soft palette.

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07/29/2010 4:20 AM

great tool for espionage

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07/29/2010 11:48 AM

When I read the title of this post I was thinking that Willie Nelson and Tom Petty have been doing this for years.
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