Inspired by the fly's remarkable capabilities, Ron Miles, an engineer at Binghamton University, built a set of hearing aids that employ
miniature directional microphones to imitate the fly's hypersensitive ears.
«We aim to solve the problem using a new type of
miniature directional microphone, inspired by how some insects hear sounds.
Ground - breaking research by the University of Strathclyde, and the MRC / CSO Institute for Hearing Research (IHR)-- Scottish Section at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, will test an innovative design using
a miniature directional microphone — similar to the ear of an insect.