Tag: hydrophone
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Small, inexpensive hydrophone boosts undersea signals
A Compact, Cost-Effective Breakthrough Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have unveiled a breakthrough in underwater sensing: a small, inexpensive hydrophone built around a standard commercial microphone. By leveraging a mature microfabrication platform known as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), the team has created a device capable of capturing faint underwater signals with a simplicity and scalability that…
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Small, inexpensive MEMS hydrophone boosts undersea signals
A miniature breakthrough in underwater sensing Scientists at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have introduced a small, inexpensive hydrophone built around a standard, commercially available microphone. This approach leverages the mature microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication process to create a reliable, scalable sensor designed to capture acoustic signals beneath the world’s oceans. By reimagining a familiar component, the…