POSTS TAGGED AS acoustics

“Invisible Tweezers” in Minimally Invasive Surgery

“Invisible Tweezers” in Minimally Invasive Surgery
“Here, we [at Virginia Tech] present chirality-tunable acoustic vortex tweezers that can tune acoustic vortex [MORE]

Phonon Imaging in Endoscopy

Phonon imaging in 3D with a fibre probe
“We [engineers, University of Nottingham] show for the first time that a single [MORE]

A “Cytophone” with a Laser and Ultrasound to Kill Tumor Cells

 
Noninvasive cytophone detects melanoma
University of Arkansas Medical School researchers have developed a device that can detect and kill melanoma cells [MORE]

Hand Held Acoustic and ECG Device

Heart Device
Cardiovascular disease accounts for 30% of all human deaths. AUM Cardiovascular Inc. (South Northfield, MN) has an FDA approved [MORE]

Using Ultrasound to Move Samples in a Microfluidic Device

Being able to see mico-organisms or even single cells in a microfluidics device is useful for several reasons (e.g. observing [MORE]

Easier Listening for Aneurysms

Stethotron
As blood courses through an aneurysm it can make a blowing sound to the trained ear.  Physicians have known [MORE]

Automatic Acoustic Analysis for Autism

It’s an idea similar to molecular profiling, only using sound:  record sounds made by autistic children to create a [MORE]