The Facebook Reality Labs Research team is working to recreate real world sound that can be used in augmented and virtual reality. In practice, this technology would make the audio you hear from a device sound as if it is happening around you, rather than coming from the device itself, allowing the user to feel as if they are actually at a birthday party across the country or a business meeting overseas. | Reality Labs

Facebook Reality Labs is working on technology that will improve human hearing by enhancing the sounds you want to hear and decreasing distracting background noise. So, if you’re in a loud, crowded restaurant with this technology, you’d be able to increase the volume of your conversation partner, while decreasing the background sounds that make hearing her more difficult. | Reality Labs