The Poulter Laboratory is a research lab within
SRI International
SRI International (SRI) is an American nonprofit organization, nonprofit scientific research, scientific research institute and organization headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The trustees of Stanford University established SRI in 1946 as ...
's Physical Sciences Division known for experiments relating to
explosion
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are kno ...
s, impacts, and fire. The lab is named for
Thomas Poulter, who gained initial fame as an
arctic explorer
Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth. It refers to the historical period during which mankind has explored the region north of the Arctic Circle. Historical records suggest that humankind have explore ...
, and later as an expert in explosives and
biosonar
Echolocation, also called bio sonar, is a biological sonar used by several animal species.
Echolocating animals emit calls out to the environment
and listen to the echoes of those calls that return from various objects near them. They use these ...
at SRI from 1948 until his death in 1978.
Their recent projects include improving the safety of hydrogen as a transportation fuel, and the safe disposal of unused ordnance.
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