Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Direct sound printing is a potential game-changer in 3D printing      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers describe a new platform technology called direct sound printing (DSP), which uses soundwaves to produce new objects. The paper explains show how focused ultrasound waves can be used to create sonochemical reactions in minuscule cavitation regions. Extremes of temperature and pressure lasting trillionths of a second can generate pre-designed complex geometries that cannot be made with existing techniques.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Ultrasound-guided microbubbles boost immunotherapy efficacy      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that generates systemic antitumor immunity and improves the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Going gentle on mechanical quantum systems      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Systems in which mechanical motion is controlled at the level of individual quanta are emerging as a promising quantum-?technology platform. New experimental work now establishes how quantum properties of such systems can be measured without destroying the quantum state -- a key ingredient for tapping the full potential of mechanical quantum systems.

Mathematics: Statistics
Published

When quan­tum par­ti­cles fly like bees      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A quantum system with only 51 charged atoms can take on more than two quadrillion different states. Calculating the system's behavior is child's play for a quantum simulator. But verifying the result is almost impossible, even with today's supercomputers. A research team has now shown how these systems can be verified using equations formulated in the 18th century.

Mathematics: Statistics
Published

One particle on two paths: Quantum physics is right      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The famous double slit experiment shows that particles can travel on two paths at the same time -- but only by looking at a lot of particles and analysing the results statistically. Now a two-path-interference experiment has been designed that only has to measure one specific particle to prove that it travelled on two paths.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

How MRI could revolutionize heart failure diagnosis      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Until now, the best way of diagnosing heart failure has been an invasive assessment, but it carries risks for patients. Non-invasive echocardiogram, which is based on ultrasound, are usually used instead, but they are wrong in up to 50 per cent of cases. The new study shows how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is superior to echocardiography for diagnosing heart failure, as well as being a powerful tool to predict patient outcomes, including death.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Better residents' health after switch to electric buses      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The health of residents living alongside a bus route in Gothenburg, Sweden, became considerably better when hybrid buses were replaced by buses fully powered by electricity. Along with the noise levels there was a reduction of fatigue, day time sleepiness and low mood, a new study shows.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

3D bimodal photoacoustic ultrasound imaging to diagnose peripheral vascular diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A research team has developed a bimodal photoacoustic/ ultrasound imaging technology for the human foot.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers created an ultrathin loudspeaker that can turn any rigid surface into a high-quality, active audio source. The fabrication process can enable the thin-film devices to be produced at scale.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

The physics of a singing saw      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have used the singing saw to demonstrate how the geometry of a curved sheet, like curved metal, could be tuned to create high-quality, long-lasting oscillations for applications in sensing, nanoelectronics, photonics and more.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Tumors partially destroyed with sound don't come back      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Noninvasive sound technology breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread -- an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans.

Geoscience: Environmental Issues Mathematics: Statistics
Published

Exposure assessment for Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Health outcomes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Mathematicians have developed statistical methods that lay the framework for the crucial first step of determining whether there are any linkages between exposures and health outcomes from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the U.S.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Ultrasound gave us our first baby pictures can it also help the blind see?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

While there are no successful non-invasive therapeutics currently available for the treatment of vision loss, researchers at have come up with a new idea to address this growing problem. Currently, ophthalmologists use electronic technology to directly stimulate retinal neurons by implanting electrode devices inside the eye, a technique that requires expensive and invasive surgery. A research team is now exploring a non-surgical solution that could restore sight by using another of the five senses: Sound.

Mathematics: Statistics
Published

Machine learning model could better measure baseball players' performance      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a machine learning model that could better measure baseball players' and teams' short- and long-term performance, compared to existing statistical analysis methods for the sport. Drawing on recent advances in natural language processing and computer vision, their approach would completely change, and could enhance, the way the state of a game and a player's impact on the game is measured.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound Space: The Solar System
Published

'Ears' for rover Perseverance's exploration of Mars      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars -- and now they are helping add ears as well.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Dual-mode endoscope offers unprecedented insights into uterine health      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new endoscope design that combines ultrasound with optical coherence tomography can assess the structural features of the endometrium with unprecedented detail. This dual-mode endoscope could help doctors diagnose infertility problems that are related to endometrial receptivity with greater accuracy than current imaging technologies.

Mathematics: Statistics
Published

Study shows gaps in how STEM organizations collect demographic information      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Professional organizations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields could more effectively collect data on underrepresented groups in their fields, according to a new survey. With more robust information, STEM organizations could better target efforts to recruit and retain a more diverse membership.

Mathematics: Statistics
Published

Lottery luck in the light of physics: Researchers present theory on the dynamics of many-particle systems      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Power functional theory is a new approach that makes it possible to describe precisely the dynamics of many-particle systems over time.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

The Rule of Two helps make spaces sound better      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers developed a new acoustic measurement technique in a room with more acoustic combinations than there are ants on Earth.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
Published

Warming oceans are getting louder      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Climate change is speeding sound transmission in the oceans and the way it varies over the globe with physical properties of the oceans. Two 'acoustic hotspots' of future sound speed increases are predicted east of Greenland and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, East of Newfoundland. In these locations, the average speed of sound is likely to increase by more than 1.5% if 'business-as-usual' high rates of greenhouse gas emissions continue through 2100.