(Phys.org)—Researchers from North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new technique that uses sound waves to rapidly separate selected collections of cells for use ...
General Physics
Oct 17, 2012
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Tiny nano-sized robots and vehicles that can navigate through blood vessels to reach the site of a disease could be used to deliver drugs to tumors that are otherwise difficult to treat.
Bio & Medicine
May 25, 2021
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Unlike drugs, active implants such as electroceuticals act locally, have fewer side effects and function directly through electrical signals, much like the body itself. At the Medica 2016 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Fraunhofer ...
Engineering
Oct 4, 2016
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Using ultrasound technology, physicists from the Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics make proton radiation in cancerous tissue visible.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 23, 2016
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Scientists at the MIRA research institute, in collaboration with various companies, have developed a prototype of a handy device that combines echoscopy (ultrasound) with photoacoustics. Combining these two medical imaging ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 23, 2014
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Andre Bezanson is still working on his PhD, but he's already making waves in the field of ultrasound imaging.
General Physics
Feb 4, 2014
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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 ...
Materials Science
Mar 5, 2013
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(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 the International ...
Space Exploration
Jan 4, 2013
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In the operating room, surgeons can see inside the human body in real time using advanced imaging techniques, but primary care physicians, the people who are on the front lines of diagnosing illnesses, haven't commonly had ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 2, 2012
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The field of nonlinear acoustics is currently receiving a lot of attention, thanks to applications focused on the improvement of ultrasonic cleaning, ultrasonic welding, sonochemistry, or thermotherapy. Lithotripsy – the ...
Mathematics
Feb 10, 2015
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