Tech twist lets soldiers identify sniper positions in half a second
Cosmos Magazine - Sun 19 May 19Radical revamp of WW1 research uses mobile phone to detect shooter distance and direction. Richard A Lovett reports.
Quieter intensive care units may translate to better outcomes for infants in new study
Medical Xpress - Mon 13 May 19Excessive noise is widely known to have negative effects on health, and children in neonatal intensive care units are among the most vulnerable. To help preterm infants make a smooth transition ...
Quieter intensive care units may translate to better outcomes for infants in new study, Eurekalert - Mon 13 May 19Locating a shooter from the first shot via cellphone
Phys.org - Mon 13 May 19In the past several decades, militaries have worked hard to develop technologies that simultaneously protect infantry soldiers' hearing and aid in battlefield communication. However, these advanced ...
Locating a shooter from the first shot via cellphone, Eurekalert - Mon 13 May 19How acoustics detected artillery in WWI
Phys.org - Mon 13 May 19During World War I, William Lawrence Bragg led a team of engineers in the development of an acoustic method to locate enemy artillery, work that was so successful that it was soon used widely ...
How acoustics detected artillery in WWI, Science Blog - Mon 13 May 19How acoustics detected artillery in WWI, Eurekalert - Mon 13 May 19
How acoustic 'sound ranging' was used to detect artillery movements during World War One
Daily Mail - Mon 13 May 19British physicist and Nobel prize winner aged just 25, Sir William Lawrence Bragg, was recruited to work on the project which allowed the British and US troops to detect the German artillery.
Noise-cancelling headsets worn by soldiers can reveal the position of a sniper after a single shot
Daily Mail - Mon 13 May 19French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis technology uses the sounds caused as bullets zip past to pinpoint attackers and could be used on the battlefield within two years.