Team develops new method of measuring the speed of sound in liquids Ping! The popular 1990 film, The Hunt for Red October, helped introduce sonar technology on submarines to pop culture. Now... Read more
In many parts of the world, shark attacks are a very real possibility for anyone entering the ocean. While suspended nets do help keep the toothsome fish separated from swimmers, they’... Read more
Interconnected wireless body sensors could use sonar to treat diabetes, heart failure and other ailments The military has for decades used sonar for underwater communication. Now, researcher... Read more
The revolutionary, low-powered sensor is unlike cameras which cannot see in dark or murky waters; or sonars whose sound waves pose harm to some marine animals. NTU scientists have invented a... Read more
Every once in a while you see an invention that seems a long time coming. The Tacit, a hand-mounted system that pings surroundings and transmits distance information to the user, is o... Read more
Engineers from the Research Center for Graphic Technologies at Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have created an experimental system, that allows the blind to be aware... Read more
We’ve seen a number of prototype and concept devices aimed at upgrading or even replacing the low-tech white cane and this latest example from Hebrew University – the Virtual Can... Read more
Using your publicly available profiles on Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter, etc, mobile app Sonar, shows you who, how many, and why particular people are relevant to you in a room. Says foun... Read more
