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Ultrasound sensor aids diagnosis of middle-ear infection

by Aron Guttowski,  Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft A new type of ultrasound transducer from Fraunhofer should soon be delivering a fast and reliable diagnosis of infection of the middle ear. A U.S. company and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS are collaborating on the development and application of this technology. The transducer is integrated in an otoscope and helps physicians decide whether a course of antibiotics is...

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Cat-like ‘hearing’ with device tens of trillions times smaller than human eardrum

Developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’ for ultra-low power communications and sensory devices Date: March 30, 2018 Source: Case Western Reserve University Summary: Researchers are developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’– tens of trillions of times thinner than the human eardrum — able to receive and transmit signals across a radio frequency range far greater than what we can...