For decades, ultrasound has been associated with diagnostics—a routine scan in a hospital room, a monitor displaying organs, ...

Ultrasound transducer technology forms a cornerstone of modern diagnostic and therapeutic systems, harnessing piezoelectric materials to convert electrical energy into acoustic waves, and vice versa.

Scientists have developed a quadruple fusion optical and ultrasound imaging system using a transparent ultrasound transducer. A quadruple fusion optical and ultrasound imaging system has been ...

Infineon Technologies AG has claimed the first integrated one-chip solution for a MEMS-based ultrasonic transducer in a smaller footprint with improved performance and higher functionality. The MEMS ...

Ultrasonic levitation is by now a familiar trick: one or more ultrasonic transducers create a standing wave, and small objects can be held in the nodes of this standing wave. With a sufficiently large ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expanding its advanced, high-performing Aplio TM i-series ultrasound platform, today Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. introduces the industry’s first 33 MHz ultra-high ...

We wager you haven’t you heard the latest from ultrasonics. Sorry. [Lindsay Wilson] is a Hackaday reader who wants to share his knowledge of transducer tuning to make tools. The bare unit he uses to ...

Before humans discovered ultrasound for a variety of medical, technical and military applications, nature had perfected it over millions of years for navigation under and above water. Dolphins and ...

When visiting the dentist, you might remember being poked and prodded by a thin metal instrument to check your teeth and gums. This technique, called periodontal probing, is used to look for signs of ...

If you’re having unusual bleeding (especially after menopause), repeat miscarriages, or a hard time getting pregnant, your doctor might suggest a special type of uterine ultrasound, also known as a ...