A small patch on the throat can pick up and broadcast even quietly spoken words, helping some people who cannot speak.
technology
February 24, 2023
This throat patch detects silent speech and acts as a speaker Q. Yan et al.
A patch worn on the outside of your throat can detect and broadcast your speech, even when you speak quietly. It can help workers in noisy environments and people with speech impediments to communicate.
There are already some throat mics out there, but they tend to be bulky and can only detect vibrations from quiet speech, not softly spoken words.
To remedy this, Qisheng Yang and his colleagues at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China have just created a patch. At 25 micrometers thick…
