Ultrasound can be used for industrial inspection and automation - the technology is similar to the one know from medical ultrasonic imaging. Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers also find applications ...

A new review article unveils the world of flexible micromachined ultrasound transducers (MUTs), an emerging technology at the ...

Piezoelectric transducers generate HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound, enabling contactless treatment and incisionless surgery, for example treating tumors or neurodegenerative diseases. Why new ...

This unique dual harvesting arrangement, which simultaneously harvests energy from magnetic fields and ultrasound sources, can provide more power than either one alone—at no cost. Why dual-source ...

Sound into light: the new device converts ultrasound directly into light. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/FusionMS) The first ultrasound imaging device that converts acoustic signals directly into light has ...

Lead author Carlos Gerardo shows the new low-cost ultrasound transducer (Courtesy: Clare Kiernan, University of British Columbia) Conventional ultrasound scanners use piezoelectric crystals to create ...

Wearable ultrasound devices are actively used in various medical settings, including hospital diagnostics, rehabilitation monitoring, and telemedicine. However, most commercial devices currently rely ...

Engineers have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent-pending innovation -- no bigger than a ...

Ultrasound imaging, or sonography, is one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools in hospitals and clinics today. For example, at Mass General Hospital alone, more than 50,000 ultrasound exams are ...

Why new and disruptive medical applications are best driven by ultrasonic transducers. Piezoelectric transducers generate HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound, enabling contactless treatment and ...