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New Technology Detects Long-Hidden Quakes

Measures of Earth's vibrations zigged and zagged across Mostafa Mousavi's screen one morning in Memphis, Tenn.

23 Oct 2020

New Glove-like Device Mimics Sense of Touch

UNSW engineers have invented a soft wearable device which simulates the sense of touch and has wide potential for medical, industrial and entertainment applications.

9 Sep 2020

SICK Launches Brand New Technology for Anonymous and Real-Time People Counting with Lidar

In reaction to new developments to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, SICK has launched its new PeopleCounter (PeCo) SensorApp. Using 3D LiDAR sensors, people can easily maintain recommended occupancy levels in public spaces and in manufacturing settings.

From SICK AG 7 Sep 2020

Seismometers Provide Detailed Picture of Coastal Cliff Failure Activity

The ten km long, bright white coast of Germany's largest island, Rügen, is shaped by episodically occurring failures.

31 Aug 2020

Researchers Convert Unused Fiber Optic Cables into Seismic Sensors

A well known fact is the prize awarded for the most beautiful flower-filled float in the Rose Parade every year. What if a prize were awarded for the most ground-shaking marching band?

7 May 2020

Fiber-Optic Cables Help Study Offshore Earthquakes and Hidden Geologic Structures

Researchers can potentially investigate offshore earthquakes as well as geologic structures buried deep under the surface of the ocean, thanks to fiber-optic cables constituting a global undersea telecommunications netwo...

29 Nov 2019

New Laser-Based Sensor Effectively Detects Buried Objects Even While in Motion

The detection of landmines could be a slow and difficult process. Although the process can be expedited by detecting the landmines from a moving vehicle, this will have an impact on accuracy.

17 Sep 2019

Using Infrasound Sensors to Detect and Monitor Remote Volcanic Eruptions

An International Monitoring System was created to discover nuclear explosions and includes a network for the detection of atmospheric infrasound.

2 Apr 2018

Flying Balloon-Borne Infrasound Sensors Could Help Detect Explosions

In July 2017, a fleet of five solar-powered balloons reached a height of 13 to 15 miles and discovered the infrasound from a test explosion.

12 Jan 2018

Unused Fiber-Optic Cables Exploited for Use in Seismic Monitoring

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated for the first time that dark fiber - the massive network of unused fiber-optic cables installed all over the country and the world - can be used as sensors for detecting earthquakes, changes in permafrost conditions, the presence of groundwater, and a variety of other subsurface activity.

6 Dec 2017