In one University of Illinois lab, invisibility is a matter of now you hear it, now you don't.

Physics - General Physics

Jan 05, 2011 4.8 / 5 (31) 27 |

A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ultrasound ...

Physics - General Physics

Dec 19, 2012 5 / 5 (12) 1 |

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has created the world's first acoustic "superlens," an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive ...

Physics - General Physics

Jun 24, 2009 4.4 / 5 (13) 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- New "metamaterials" can overcome some of the limitations of microscopes and imagers, including ultrasound imagers. Researchers in the Nano-scale Science & Engineering Center have come up with ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Nov 08, 2010 5 / 5 (8) 0 |

Most roads allow cars to flow in both directions. However, in some circumstances, such as congested city streets, it makes sense to limit traffic to one direction only. With electricity it is also useful to ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Nov 19, 2010 4.9 / 5 (8) 1 |

Sound waves are commonly used in applications ranging from ultrasound imaging to hyperthermia therapy, in which high temperatures are induced, for example, in tumors to destroy them. In 2010, researchers at Caltech led by ...

Physics - General Physics

Nov 19, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

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 |

Ultrasound technology could soon experience a significant upgrade that would enable it to produce high-quality, high-resolution images, thanks to the development of a new key material by a team of researchers that includes ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 05, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

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

An international team of scientists has embarked on a shipboard expedition to study how the Earth's crust was pulled apart in an area beneath the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain. The team includes geophysicists ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 27, 2013 4.5 / 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

All chefs know that "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet," and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high-frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in order to cook up a better ...

Technology - Engineering

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Modern glass façades inform the architecture of major cities throughout the world. In recent years, however, there have been cases of broken glass, with collapsing facades endangering passers-by. ...

Technology - Engineering

May 04, 2010 4 / 5 (1) 0

Columbia University bioengineer Elisa Konofagou is making waves when it comes to researching treatments for degenerative brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These aren't just any waves; they're ultrasound ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Jul 13, 2010 3 / 5 (1) 0

Echolocation is a powerful technique that uses sound or ultrasound waves to locate objects and surfaces. Ships and submarines, for example, use it to avoid collisions, and dolphins and microbats use it to ...

Physics - General Physics

May 08, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0