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Tuesday 30 December 2014

Acoustic Zoom could save dolphins' hearing while aiding geologists

Diagram of the Acoustic Zoom system


If you've ever been asleep on a yacht in harbor when a submarine tests its sonar, you know that underwater sound is anything but trivial – one ping can send you out of your bunk and across the room. Small wonder that the major navies spend a fortune studying the impact of naval and civilian sonar systems on sea animals such as whales and dolphins, who live in a world of sound. Scientists at the University of Bath have developed a more cetacean-friendly sonar system called Acoustic Zoom that is not only less disruptive to marine life, but also improves resolution beyond that of current methods... Continue Reading Acoustic Zoom could save dolphins' hearing while aiding geologists



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