News tagged with laser doppler vibrometer

Engineering professor creates mobile lab for testing bridges

(PhysOrg.com) -- Civil engineering students at the University of Rhode Island will soon take to the roadways to apply what they have learned in the classroom in real-world analyses of bridges, buildings and ...

Technology / Engineering

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How hummingbirds produce fluttering sounds during courtship

Though famous for their mid-air hovering during hunting, tiny hummingbirds have another trait that is literally telltale: males of some hummingbird species generate loud sounds with their tail feathers while ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used to filter electronic signals in cell phones and for other more ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Triage technology with a Star Trek twist

Triage technology comes with a Star Trek twist, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T).

Technology / Engineering

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detecting land mines with sound

Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory are developing a highly pinpointed sound beam that can detect buried land mines from a safe distance. The new beam will use sound to seek out land mines like a bat uses sonar to hunt ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 23, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors

Researchers at Purdue University have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 28, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (18) | comments 0


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