Calculated electric field distribution around a wearable device worn on the ears and the head. (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Calculated electric field distribution around a wearable device worn on the ears and the head.

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To demonstrate the potential of human body communication, scientists from Japan recently explored its application in binaural hearing aids or earphones with the human head as the transmission medium for electronic signals.

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Dr. Dairoku Muramatsu from Tokyo University of Science

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