Daniel Kish uses echolocation to sense his surroundings. May 26, 2011— -- Daniel Kish was 13 months old when he lost his eyes to cancer, but that didn't stop him from getting around. By making a ...

It may sound like a scene from "Nosferatu," but research from the University of East Anglia shows that humans can use ...

Bat vocal communication encompasses a diverse array of acoustic signals ranging from echolocation pulses that facilitate spatial mapping to complex social calls used in foraging, mating, and ...

Vision is the predominant sense in humans, and we heavily rely on our sight for understanding our surroundings. As a result, image recognition-based technologies have been rapidly developed and are ...

It may seem remarkable, but significant evidence shows that humans could learn this sound-based “superpower” with some practice.

What do bats, dolphins, shrews and whales have in common? Echolocation! Echolocation is the ability to use sound to navigate. Many animals, and even some humans, are able to use sounds in order to ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orientate themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls’ reflections. Yet, they have retained ...

Researchers have drawn inspiration from bats' echolocation abilities to create a groundbreaking technology: smart glasses that convert visual information into unique sound representations. This ...