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# bat signal

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The bat signal was beamed over LA last night as a lovely tribute to Adam West

Pitch perfect.

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Jun 16th 2017, 7:36 AM

Blind people have the potential to use their 'inner bat' to locate objects

Researchers are now looking at developing training programmes and assistive devices for blind people using the data.

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May 20th 2013, 7:30 PM