A study just a few years ago at Cambridge U. (UK) spoke of how
researchers were able to isolate and record the signatures of herpes
viruses. Titled: "Direct and sensitive detection of a human virus by
rupture event scanning," by M. A. Cooper and F. N Dultsev. Speaking
of small mics...! Sept. 2001, Vol 19, Nature Bioltechnology.
http://biotech.nature.com
Bernie Krause
>I saw this article that I thought was interesting. It's unclear to me
>whether the research would have potential application in Nature Recording=
>(though I tend to think it could), but it involves looking at nature to
>assist in designing better recording equipment (sensitive microphones, in=
>this case).
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>How a locust's eardrum could lead to tiny microphones
>Being able to hear the smallest of noises is a matter of life or death for=
>many insects, but for the scientists studying their hearing systems
>understanding how insect ears can be so sensitive could lead to new
>microphones able to capture and analyse extremely faint sounds.
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>The rest of the release is at:
>http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/media/pressreleases/06_03_31_nanohearing.html
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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