Researchers at UCLA have developed an inexpensive, high-tech glove that can translate sign language into written and spoken words on a smartphone (via Fast Company). The system works in real time and ...

Like many young people in Singapore and elsewhere, 25-year-old Quek Kai Yu sometimes finds it difficult to communicate with his parents. But in his case, the generation gap isn't always to blame. Quek ...

Some 500,000 Americans use American Sign Language (ASL). For deaf users of ASL, communication with those not fluent in the language can be a challenge. Though most deaf-born Americans learn spoken ...

(CNN/Gray News) – Scientists at UCLA have developed a glove that translates sign language into speech in real-time. The goal is to let deaf people communicate directly with anyone. “Our hope is that ...

Sign language is used by millions of people around the world, but unlike Spanish, Mandarin or even Latin, there’s no automatic translation available for those who can’t use it. SLAIT claims the first ...

Translating is difficult work, the more so the further two languages are from one another. French to Spanish? Not a problem. Ancient Greek to Esperanto? Considerably harder. But sign language is a ...

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a wearable device, resembling something approaching the Nintendo Power Glove, that’s able to translate American Sign Language ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo-led research team has modified noise-cancelling headphones, enabling the common electronic device to “see” and translate American Sign Language (ASL) when ...

Two college students have created a pair of talking gloves to help the deaf and mute communicate with the hearing world. University of Washington undergrads Tommy Pryor and Navid Azodi invented a pair ...

For most students, a laptop or a college-ruled notebook is enough to get through most lecture classes at the University. For hearing impaired students, the process is much more challenging. They need ...