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Bats use of sonar applied in medical ultrasound machines
http://news.discovery.com/tech/innovations-inspired-by-animals-130325.htm Bat sonar has long had an edge over man-made sonar and ultrasound devices, but scientists are working to decrease that gap. Nathan Intrator of Tel Aviv University’s Blavatnik School of Computer Science, in collaboration with Brown University’s Jim Simmons, created mathematical models that improve our understanding of the ultrasound process. “Animals explore pings with…