Dolphins’ Bubble Nets Inspire Better Sonar
Photo by LaPrimaDonna Sonar is used effectively to detect objects and surfaces underwater, however when it comes to “bubbly areas” such as where waves break around reefs and shores, standard sonar doesn’t work. It’s no secret that dolphins have amazing sonar capabilities, even when it comes to detecting prey inside bubble nets they catch themselves, though no one knows how they’re able to do it. Looking at the success of dolphins, scientists from University of Southampton decided to think like a cetacean and came up with a new novel approach to sonar that… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Dolphins’ Bubble Nets Inspire Better Sonar
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