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Laptops as Earthquake Sensors


Science & Tech  (tags: interesting, computers, technology, software, USB shake sensors research )

Maria
- 587 days ago - technologyreview.com
Earthquake researchers in California hope to take advantage of the motion sensors in laptops to create an earthquake-sensing network. By putting computers in homes and businesses to work as seismic monitors, the researchers hope to..
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