Birds Flying Through Laser Light Reveal Faults in Flight Research, Stanford Study Shows
STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 5 -- Stanford University issued the following news release:
The protective goggles are tight, the chin strap secure. Conditions are calm and the lasers are ready; the air is infused with tiny aerosol particles that are primed to scatter and track at the slightest disruption. Wait for the signal.
The researcher points. The bird flies!
It's just another day at the office for a parrotlet named Obi.
As a graduate stud . . .
Taylor Kubota, 650/724-7707, tkubota@stanford.edu
The protective goggles are tight, the chin strap secure. Conditions are calm and the lasers are ready; the air is infused with tiny aerosol particles that are primed to scatter and track at the slightest disruption. Wait for the signal.
The researcher points. The bird flies!
It's just another day at the office for a parrotlet named Obi.
As a graduate stud . . .