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Glioblastoma is a type of brain cancer that can be aggressive and, unfortunately, tricky to diagnose without a risky biopsy. But a new noninvasive method, tested in mice and pigs, could one day diagnose the disease with ultrasound pulses and a basic bl… Continue reading Ultrasound and blood test could replace invasive brain cancer biopsies
Lower-body exoskeletons don’t merely thrust the wearer’s legs forward – they move them based on the user’s existing gait. A team at Harvard University has now developed what is claimed to be a better method of gauging that gait, utilizing ultrasound.Co… Continue reading Ultrasound used for better calibration of assistive exoskeletons
Nature is a never-ending source of inspiration for robots, whether it’s bees, bacteria, cockroaches, fish or even scallops. Now an unlikely new candidate has joined the list – starfish larvae, which use tiny hairs to create a vortex to propel themselve… Continue reading Starfish larvae inspire vortex-powered microrobot
Earlier in the year, Israel’s Noveto launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a smart speaker that promised to beam immersive audio to a listener’s ears, without disturbing others nearby. The campaign was successful and the SoundBeamer has now … Continue reading Noveto N1 smart speaker beams focused audio that follows you around
Ah, the humble neon lamp. The familiar warm orange glow has graced the decks of many a DIY timepiece, sometimes in a purely indicating duty, and sometimes forming a memory …read more Continue reading The Humble NE-2 Neon Lamp Has A New Trick
Everybody knows sleep is important, but there’s still a lot we don’t understand about what it actually does to the brain – and how its benefits could be boosted. To investigate, the US Army has awarded researchers at Rice University and other instituti… Continue reading Brain-cleaning sleeping cap gets US Army funding
Although many scientists have been working on microscopic “robots” that could deliver drugs to specific locations within the body, one challenge remains – powering the things without the use of bulky onboard batteries. A new approach utilizes ultrasoun… Continue reading Bubble-powered drug-delivery microbots are steered by ultrasound
For those who like to muck around in boats, there’s enough to worry about without wondering if you’re going to run aground. And there’s really no way to know that …read more Continue reading Homebrew Sounder Maps the Depths in Depth
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, but numbers could be reduced with better early warning systems. A new study has outlined just such a system, using nanoparticles that make atherosclerotic plaques emit ultrasound waves.C… Continue reading Noisy nanoparticles sound plaque alarm before heart attack or stroke
CAR T cell therapy is a promising new potential treatment for cancer, but it can trigger dangerous side effects in healthy tissue. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have found a way to focus the treatment more precisely, by eng… Continue reading Ultrasound guides supercharged immune cells to only attack cancer