A twist on the physics that cops use to clock speeding drivers can determine how fast an object is spinning. The approach could be used to protect wind turbines from damaging winds, learn about distant astronomical objects or detect tornadoes.
The Doppler effect is familiar to anyone who has heard the pitch of a siren rise and fall as an ambulance whizzes past.
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