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IMAGE: Paul Ohodnicki, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Pittsburgh view more
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When you stub your toe, a chain of nerves sends a signal from your toe to your brain ouch! to let you know that there might be damage.
The human body is great at monitoring its own condition. Why not apply that same system to critical infrastructure that requires nonstop monitoring?
Research led by Paul Ohodnicki, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh, recently received $1 million in funding to utilize Pitt-developed optical fiber sensor technology as the nerves of critical infrastructure, such as natural gas pipelines, to mimic the principle of a nervous system.