sonar
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Materials known as relaxor ferroelectrics have played an important role for decades in technologies such as ultrasound imaging, microphones, and sonar.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
They use sonar to scan the bottom of the ocean for mines without putting sailors at risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Sea drones, including uncrewed surface vessels and submarines, use sonar to scan for mines without risking sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The team says this is the first time sonar mapping and satellite imagery have been brought together in this way to examine Lough Neagh and "attempt to quantify the range of potential impacts".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
These inventions include side-scan sonar, which proved invaluable when locating shipwrecks, advanced underwater picture-taking equipment, and equally advanced methods of mapping a wreck site.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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