But it remains to be seen how useful an acoustic sensor placed in a low-Earth orbit might be.

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The company has a proprietary ProRipeVIP avocado ripening program, which uses an acoustic firmness sensor to measure the firmness of fruit and deliver evenly-ripened avocados.

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Dr Sindi also developed the MARS (Magnetic Acoustic Resonance Sensor) in 2001, patented during her PhD work at the Institute of Biotechnology at Cambridge University.

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The cameras are also equipped with an acoustic gunshot sensor.

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