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Laptop device spawns Quakecatcher Network

August 6, 9:56 AM
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Being able to detect when an earthquake
will strike could increase warning times.

The recent Southern California earthquake put a spotlight on a piece of technology designed to protect laptop computers.

The accelerometer is the small device in laptops designed to detect movement. It senses when a machine has been dropped or knocked off a desk or dropped. Then, before impact, it pulls the heads on the hard drive clear of the platters where data is stored - helping prevent damage.

A group from Stanford University and the University of California-Riverside now use the technology to detect earthquakes as part of their Quakecatcher Network.

You can learn more about the accelerometer project here.

For more info: The U.S. Geological Survey provides plenty of information about earthquakes.
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