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Aquarium helps people with visual impairments experience sea life

"As brightly colored fish dart in and out of the rocks scattered in a small aquarium, a bewildering melody follows each of their movements. The eerie symphony comes from an "audio aquarium," a contraption dreamed up by Georgia Tech scientists in Atlanta as a way to let blind people experience sea life. The researchers say they wanted to help people with disabilities do something more fun than functional."

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