These sonar-equipped glasses could pave the way for better VR body trackingThe Cornell team behind the technique says sonar is more privacy-conscious and efficient than cameras. By C. MacDonald, 11.09.2023
Researchers built sonar glasses that track facial movements for silent communicationThe prototype reads silent commands with around 95 percent accuracy.By W. Shanklin, 04.06.2023
Researchers made a sonar-equipped earphone that can capture facial expressionsThe 'earable' bounces sound off the inside of the wearer's cheeks to detect face movements.By K. Holt, 07.19.2022
2022 Honda Civic adds wireless connections for CarPlay, Android AutoAnd an improved Honda Sensing driver assist system that can read traffic signs.By R. Lawler, 05.01.2021
12Sonar drone discovers long-lost WWII aircraft carrier USS HornetThe late Paul Allen's expedition has found the famous ship 77 years later.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2019
MIT finds a way for submarines to talk directly to airplanesIt uses a mix of sonar and radar to overcome water-air limitations.By J. Fingas, 08.21.2018
Researchers create an acoustic cloaking device that works underwaterIt could shield objects from sonar.By M. Locklear, 05.10.2018
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight search yields valuable seafloor dataWhich were recently made publicly available.By M. Locklear, 07.21.2017
The PowerRay drone is an aquatic spyglass for playboy fishermenThis unmanned underwater vehicle comes equipped with sonar and a 4K camera to help find the fishies.By A. Tarantola, 04.15.2017
Simulation of hidden ocean tides could lead to better sonarIt could also result in better climate data and safer offshore structures.By J. Fingas, 10.02.2016
The Power Egg is unlike any drone you've ever flown beforeIt's roughly the size of a rugby ball, but with retractable landing and propeller struts.By A. Tarantola, 08.24.2016
ForcePhone software makes any mobile device pressure sensitiveIt's like Apple's Force Touch but at 18kHz. So, basically, sonar.By A. Tarantola, 05.26.2016
This DIY sonar glove can 'feel' distant objects underwaterJapanese Ph.D. candidates built a portable sonar device with a 3D printer, an Arduino and a few sensorsBy S. Buckley, 12.29.2015
'Sonar Vision' system touted by researchers to help the blind hear what they can't seeBy S. Dent, 11.29.2012
University of Victoria's Mano underwater robot to prowl Arctic waters for legendary shipsBy J. Fingas, 08.27.2012