{"id":3491,"date":"2012-08-10T07:32:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.everhear.com\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2024-11-26T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:27:59","slug":"google-science-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/google-science-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Science Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did you know Google holds an annual science fair for talented youth? This years winners tackled breast cancer, hearing loss, and water quality.<\/p>\n
Budding scientist Jonah Kohn, 14, of San Diego, Calif. won his age category for creating a device that converts sound into tactile vibration to improve the music-listening experience for the hearing impaired. He came up with the idea when trying to play some tunes for a friend in a noisy classroom. They noticed if they put their teeth on the guitar they could hear the tunes better.\u00a0Kohn decided to apply his new discovery to a project that would help the hearing impaired enjoy music, using a phenomenon known as tactile sound. Kohn designed a device that filters sound into frequency ranges applied to different body parts. His device improved the listening experience of young people with cochlear implants by more than 95 percent!<\/p>\n