Micro-ear lets scientists eavesdrop on the micro-world
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 17:21
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Acting as a microscope for sound, a new device called a micro-ear could make objects on the micro-scale audible. The device could enable scientists to listen to the sounds that cells and bacteria make as they move about, as well as listen to micro-scale events such as how drugs interact with microorganisms.