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This illustration compares the artificial cochlea to its mammalian counterpart. New Sensor Based on Human Organ Is No Tin Ear
Precision micromachining yields life-size, precise, artificial cochlea
Released  November 3, 2005
the 10.2-channel surround sound system, Academy-Award Winning Cinema Pioneer Creates Theater Sound for the 21st Century
Tom Holman, developer of the Lucasfilm THX Sound System© used in thousands of movie theaters, is an audio engineer at the forefront of movie theater acoustics and speaker technology.
Released  September 29, 2003

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