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Understand motion magnification, a technique enabling researchers to monitor tiny vibrations in infrastructure

Understand motion magnification, a technique enabling researchers to monitor tiny vibrations in infrastructure

Learn how breakthroughs in motion magnification are enabling engineers to better monitor nearly imperceptible vibrations, caused by forces such as wind and rain, within buildings' infrastructures.
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