Might be of interest to some of the present:
http://lukejerram.com/projects/plant_orchestra
"Plant Orchestra
Although imperceptible to the human ear, plants create sound. Using
specialist microphones water can be heard as it flows slowly up the stem
of a plant. If trees are suffering from drought, scientists can measure
acoustic emissions that occur caused by cavitation and embolism within the=
plant.
The sounds created during the day are different to those at night and they=
alter with the seasons of the year. Amplifying the acoustic emissions of
plants using dozens of special microphones we will reveal to the public
this new and hidden acoustic world."
sorry if posted before
best regards,
Ricardo Reis
'Non Serviam'
PhD candidate @ Lasef
Computational Fluid Dynamics, High Performance Computing, Turbulence
http://www.lasef.ist.utl.pt
Cultural Instigator @ R=E1dio Zero
http://www.radiozero.pt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rreis/
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