(AP) -- The future of ultrasound technology, as interpreted by General Electric Co., looks a bit like a flip phone crossed with an iPod.

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Oct 21, 2009 4.8 / 5 (11) 2

Electrical engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use high- frequency sound waves to enhance the magnetic storage of data, offering a new approach to improve the data storage capabilities ...

Physics - General Physics

Feb 14, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have developed a special set of body modules that provide wearers with extra-sensory perception as to who or what is nearby. The design could ...

Technology - Engineering

Feb 23, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

Beyond just jazzing up video games, one of the growing array of applications being found for the powerful graphics-oriented chips that Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices sell is in speeding up medical imaging, which can be ...

Electronics - Hardware

Sep 04, 2009 4.8 / 5 (5) 1

Researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State are part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers from universities and national laboratories ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Dec 02, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- The intricate properties of the fingertips have been mimicked and recreated using semiconductor devices in what researchers hope will lead to the development of advanced surgical gloves.

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Aug 09, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

It looks more like an iPod than a medical tool. But the latest miniature ultrasound device created by Cornell biomedical engineering graduate student George K. Lewis could one day introduce a whole new level of home therapy ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Feb 18, 2010 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A prototype "brain helmet" that provides real-time images of major blood vessels may enable emergency personnel to perform quick scans of potential stroke victims' brains, according to a team ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Feb 09, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 0

A new study has found that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is associated with improved outcomes in patients with localized pancreatic cancer, possibly due to the detection of earlier cancers and improved stage-appropriate management, ...

Medicine & Health - Cancer

Jul 08, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Did you ever wish you could be just a teensy bit taller? Well, if you spend a few months in space, you could get your wish—temporarily. It is a commonly known fact that astronauts living aboard ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1