2015 - Research using audible sound to study astrophysical data

Astronomy Sonification
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About This Innovation

* Díaz-Merced lost her sight in her early twenties due to complications with degenerative diabetic retinopathy * Trailblazed to find new ways to research stellar radiation using sound * Able to detect patterns in stellar radio data that could potentially be obscured in visual and graphical representation * Created sonification software (xSonify) so she could fully participate in astrophysical endeavors despite her blindness.

The Invention

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Key Information

Category:
Astronomy Sonification

Completion Status:
done

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