Kudos to Zach Bears, OIT Student Technology Trainer.  He was among a team of  4 Duke computer science students who developed a prototype device that uses a glove, sensors and a computer to translate the motions of sign language into speech as part of the HackDuke computer programming contest this November. Watch their winning project here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nli0aLycGq8&feature=youtu.be