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Not long ago, if you told someone there was a device that allowed your spoken words to instantly be heard in another language, they might not believe you. Well, there are now several such gadgets available, and we recently tried out a unique new model – Misway Technology's Smark two-way translator.
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ScienceThe earlier the better has been the general consensus in regards to when a child can best learn a second language, but a new study of over half a million people has found children have the ability to grasp a new language at later ages than previously thought.
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Researchers have analyzed brain scans from both multilingual and monolingual people, all of whom were previously diagnosed with either Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Their conclusion: knowing a second language may help offset the effects of degenerative brain disorders.
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Hospital workers often have their hands full, plus they also often have to communicate with patients who speak other languages. With this in mind, Fujitsu Laboratories has developed what it claims is "the world's first wearable, hands-free speech translation device."
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ScienceIn the Star Trek universe, Vulcans could form a mental bond with someone else, syncing up their brains to the point that the two basically shared one consciousness. Researchers in Spain have now shown that humans do something a bit similar – just by having a conversation.
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It was last year that we first heard about ili, an electronic translator that doesn't require an internet connection in order to work. Now, its makers have taken a step forward by announcing pricing and availability.
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Many older buildings are ornamented with gargoyles, grotesques, famous figures, and the like – but emoji? That's a first as far as we know. Amsterdam's Attika Architekten has adorned a building with 22 of the grinning, laughing, and scowling images.
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A recent study has shown that babies begin learning and storing speech earlier than previously thought. The findings show that language learning in the first six months of life is subconsciously retained even when a child is raised to speak an entirely different language.
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Researchers have confirmed what any dog owner would already tell you: that dogs can understand both vocabulary and the intonation of human voices. The researchers used fMRI imaging to look at the brains of the animals during testing, revealing a lot about how their brains react to human voices.
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ScienceResearchers have used MRI data to create a map of how the brain organizes language. The knowledge could one day help patients suffering from conditions such as motor neuron diseases and strokes in making themselves understood.
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ScienceA team from Disney Research Pittsburgh and the University of East Anglia has developed a system that could make the dubbing of foreign-language films easier, by automatically suggesting more English phrases that match the actors' lip movements.
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Not so long ago, the idea of a universal language translation device making the jump from science fiction to reality seemed preposterous. Google Translate, however, is fast becoming that device. Its most recent update includes seamless conversation and foreign text translation.
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