A Mosquitoes They are hated animals, we do not come here to deny this. Sometimes they just annoy, but sometimes they can transmit diseases The most dangerous. Nevertheless, life on Earth would be very hostile without them. We need them for many reasons. And, although it seems unlikely, one of them for Detection of earthquakes.
This is quite difficult. In fact, with modern technologies, identify earthquakes in advance This is impossibleThey cannot be predicted by the field. Yes, you can find small shocks that may indicate Sismical activity increases In the region. This provides nothing, because there may be a place in the place Seismic swarm Constantly and there is no big tremor. Despite this, it is important to pay attention to these small thicknesses how clearly as possible, since they can give information about what is happening. This is where mosquitoes enter the game.
These insects They have no earsbut their antennas are equipped to detect small sounds of the environment, despite The constant buzz of his trepidation. If for us, this Buzz is a nuisance, imagine how it can be for them that are tied to the antennas. Realizes this ability, a team of scientists from University of Perdue He explores how to reproduce these antennas and increase their consequences. The result is a device that can have many applications, from headphones with noise reduction, much more effective than current to systems for systems Detection of earthquakes When they barely began to take shape.
The study of mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are continuously surrounded by endless Environmental sounds, In turn, wrapped in the noise of his trepidation. They must learn to distinguish only a few sounds that interest them. For example, a mosquito mosquito rumble or vocalizing its predators. In fact, his goal is to find friends and enemies, meanwhile.
To check how they do it, scientists from the University of Perdi took images of their antennas through Micro-kt. This is a technology that allows through X -raySee the internal object of the three -dimensional, layer by layer. This is done with very small structures, so it is ideal for the analysis of mosquitoes. After analyzed with the help of this technique, they proceed to their models through Computer design (CAD)Due to this, the field is not only possible to analyze the structure of mosquitoes. It was also found that they are able to detect frequency range Much wider than they thought before.
But, first of all, these scientists wanted to check how mosquitoes react their antennas to Detection of very specific sounds. To do this, they simulated these structures in response to two very specific situations: the detection of the sound of other mosquitoes and the sound of the Croar frog. The latter are mosquito predators, so they should be very attentive to them.
At the same time, researchers can separate the characteristics that modulate auditory sensitivity and adjustmentThe field is that in the future it can help detect earthquakes, although this would be only one of its many applications.
Detect earthquakes and much more
These scientists believe that these enlarged models of mosquitoes can have two large applications. On the one hand, development Sensors This, located in the urban environment, can find very specific sounds, separating them from the bustle of the city. It would be very useful, for example, to detect earthquakes and other natural disasters. But not only that. As soon as the natural disasters that the sensor could not detect (not infallibly) would be necessary for Give the call calls population in the middle of chaos.
Something more friendly, but it is equally necessary, it would be necessary to get materials with the possibilities Extreme noise cancellation and filtering. They can be made by headders with the noise reduction of the Ultimistic Generation, but also soundproofing panels for buildings that pass only concrete sounds.
At the moment, these scientists are building 3D -printed models Mosquitoes of antennas. It will be necessary to check if they can do everything that is mentioned above with them. In any case, it becomes clearer: we cannot live without mosquitoes. We must learn to find this necessary balance in which we do not destroy them, and they do not destroy us.
Source: Hiper Textual
