Tag: ultrasound

Keeping Pacemakers Safe from Hackers

By Erica Naone | 11/10/2009 | 1 Comment

Communicating with ultrasound could help make implantable medical devices safe from attack.

Brain Surgery Using Sound Waves

By Emily Singer | 07/21/2009 | 4 Comments

A revolutionary new approach to neurosurgery avoids both radiation and a scalpel.

Targeting the Brain with Sound Waves

By Emily Singer | 06/04/2009 | 4 Comments

Ultrasound might provide a new, noninvasive way to control brain activity.

First Acoustic Superlens

By Katherine Bourzac | 05/28/2009 | 5 Comments

An ultrasound lens could be used for high-resolution clinical imaging.

Ultrasound to Go

By Lauren Gravitz | 04/23/2009 | 1 Comment

With a new probe, smart phones can be used to capture and send ultrasound images.

Operating inside a Beating Heart

By Rachel Kremen | 10/21/2008 | 3 Comments

A new robotic system could let surgeons repair heart valves without shutting down the heart.

Monitoring the Brain in 3-D

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/28/2007 | 1 Comment

An ultrasound endoscope could be used during surgery.

Listening to a Fetus's Heartbeat

By Jennifer Chu | 05/03/2007 | 0 Comments

A device the size of an iPod could give women with high-risk pregnancies a way to monitor the health of the fetus.

A Novel Way of Doing Chemistry

By Prachi Patel | 03/22/2007 | 0 Comments

Researchers have shown that they can use mechanical force to make a molecule more reactive.