Speaker: Dr Michael Bennett from the University of Edinburgh

About this event

As part of the Biologically Inspired Acoustic Systems (BIAS) group, the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland are undertaking research into how bats and dolphins make use of their echolocation, with a view to developing improvements to medical ultrasound imaging technology.

Both bats and dolphins are able to perform some notable feats with their echolocation.  But, can a better understanding of the techniques used by these creatures lead to improvements in human sonar technology such as imaging of babies in the womb or searching for oil and gas?

Bats have been using ultrasound for around 55 million years.  How do they compare with human uses of ultrasound which span 80 years?

Dolphins can use their sonar to find fish buried in sand at the bottom of the sea, but could we do the same?

Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.