No Speech, No Problem

Imagine speaking without making a sound? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Communication is crucial in noisy military and industrial settings. Existing silent-speech devices often require implants, making them impractical. Enter Sunguk Hong and colleagues at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. 

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State of Conversation

“This call may be recorded for quality assurance.” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying: Okay, but who’s assuring the quality? Maybe a company like Marchex. It analyzes customer-service calls for businesses. Say you call your cable company about your bill. Marchex can tell them

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