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Fusing biology with the bionic ear

E&T

These cells are like ‘keys on a piano’ and range from low to high frequency, explains Dr Robert Gay, director of pharmaceutical approaches at Cochlear, a Sydney-based manufacturer of the device. The research, which started in 2007, is based on an optogenetics method that emerged around the millennium and has been shown to work in rodents.

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Automation upgrades reduce sortation system wiring and lower costs

Control Engineering

Engineers there worked with an automation vendor to improve their equipment, computing power and communication protocols to provide better insights and reduce potential automation bottlenecks. Business continues to boom in the intralogistics industry.