I'm far more seeing the privatised aspect of the field of audiology creeping in, with adverts all over the waiting room, and all reading material aimed at buying aids and accessories. I'd assume that technology development takes place within these companies in a fairly closed way.
I'd love to see one of those fake heads! Ad astra per aspera
And here's a commercial (if that's the word...) binaural mike system:
Dummy head recording gets rediscovered as a fun thing to do every ten years or so. Apparently Pearl Jam used one on a recent-ish album.
