Can Weber Bars Detect Gravitational Waves?
The article explains that Weber bars, early devices designed to detect gravitational waves, are not practical for modern detection due to their small size and sensitivity limitations. Current detectors like LIGO use laser interferometry to successfully observe these waves, which originate from massive cosmic events. While Weber's approach was pioneering, advancements have made it obsolete for detecting the faint, high-frequency gravitational waves produced by most astrophysical sources today.