Synthetic Fish Measures Wild Ride Through Dams
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
A synthetic fish is helping existing hydroelectric dams and new, smaller hydro facilities become more fish-friendly. The latest version of the Sensor Fish - a small tubular device filled with sensors that analyze the physical stresses fish experience - measures more forces, costs about 80 percent less and can be used in more hydro structures than its predecessor, according to a paper published in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments.