Shape-shifting Bat Ears May Inspire Better Microphones, Navigation
DEC 23, 2012
Biologists discover new properties in bat ears.
Shape-shifting Bat Ears May Inspire Better Microphones, Navigation
Get Inside the Science:
Bats show ability to change their ear shapes, making their hearing more flexible
Virginia Tech - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Echolocation - The use of sound waves by animals to locate the position of an object, navigate or find food.
- Sound wave - Pressure waves created by a vibration or other disturbance travelling through a medium such as air; the waves compress and expand the medium in the same direction in which they are traveling and can be sensed by animals as sound.
