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Raspberry Shake

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Grâce à la science communautaire, un réseau sismologique en Haïti

by Fionna M. D. Samuels 22 August 202322 August 2023

De petits sismomètres peu coûteux peuvent communiquer des données de haute qualité et en temps réel. Pendant le tremblement de terre d’août 2021, ils ont été mis à l’épreuve.

Two men stand in a room. The man on the left points to a Raspberry Shake seismometer, the small box on the floor.
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Community Science Builds a Seismic Network in Haiti

by Fionna M. D. Samuels 19 April 202222 August 2023

Small, inexpensive seismometers are capable of sharing high-quality data in real time—and were put to the test during an August 2021 earthquake.

Vivien He holds an earthquake early-warning device in her bathroom workspace.
Posted inNews

High School Junior Builds Cheap Earthquake Warning Device

by Jack Lee 14 May 20215 April 2023

The project exploring seismic noise during the coronavirus pandemic was fueled by Google searches and bathroom soldering sessions.

A Raspberry Shake seismograph on an empty University of Michigan field
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Students Monitor Campus Noise in Seismic Silence

by C. Cuellar 17 December 20205 April 2023

Researchers are engaging their students with low-cost seismology research to monitor local noise on campus.

A man lectures to a room of attentive blue-shirted students in Nepal
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Trayendo la Educación Sobre Terremotos a las Escuelas de Nepal

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 14 September 20205 April 2023

El programa de Sismología en la Escuela en Nepal, tiene como objetivo preparar a las comunidades rurales para el próximo gran terremoto.

Close-up of one African elephant in a herd in South Africa
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Monitoring African Elephants with Raspberry Shake & Boom

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 28 May 20205 April 2023

A team of researchers has used low-cost devices to record footsteps and vocalizations from African elephants in the field.

A man lectures to a room of attentive blue-shirted students in Nepal
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Bringing Earthquake Education to Schools in Nepal

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 27 April 20205 April 2023

The Seismology at School in Nepal program aims to prepare rural communities for the next big earthquake.

A woman displays a Raspberry Shake seismometer in front of construction typical of many neighborhoods in Haiti.
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Monitoring Haiti’s Quakes with Raspberry Shake

by E. Calais, D. Boisson, S. Symithe, R. Momplaisir, C. Prépetit, S. Ulysse, G. P. Etienne, F. Courboulex, A. Deschamps, T. Monfret, J.-P. Ampuero, B. M. de Lépinay, V. Clouard, R. Bossu, L. Fallou and E. Bertrand 17 May 20199 May 2023

A network of “personal seismometers” is intended to complement Haiti’s national seismic network to engage and inform residents about earthquake hazards and preparation.

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