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Directional microphone after a fly's ear

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Mechanical engineers at Binghamton University have created a very small directional microphone, the inspiration for which came from the ear of a fly. Professor Ronald Miles explains that this type of technology could be used to help people with hearing aids hone in on speech when they're in noisey environments. 

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