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Dolphins' Hunting Technique Inspires New Radar Device

Posted by samzenpus on from the flipper-power dept.

minty3 writes "The twin inverted pulse radar (TWIPR) made by a team from the University of Southampton in England uses the same technique dolphins do to capture prey. Like dolphins, the device sends out two pulses in quick succession to cancel out background noise. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, explained how the device resembles the way dolphins send out two pulses in quick succession to cancel out background noise."

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  1. Just so I'm clear... by ArbitraryName · · Score: 3, Funny

    How many pulses do dolphins and this radar send, and what purpose does that serve?

    1. Re:Just so I'm clear... by plover · · Score: 3, Funny

      How many pulses do dolphins and this radar send, and what purpose does that serve?

      I'm sure it's all for a greater porpoise.

      --
      John
    2. Re:Just so I'm clear... by Edis+Krad · · Score: 5, Funny

      The number of pulses and the purpose were written in the summary twice in quick succession, to remove background noise.

  2. Re:But does it... by aXis100 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only if the device sends out two pulses in quick succession, which resembles the way dolphins send out two pulses in quick succession to cancel out background noise.