Technology

Ultrasonic Industry Association Ultrasonic Industry Association- Forum for manufacturers, users, and researchers in ultrasound regarding the improvement of processes, techniques, and materials through ultrasonic… OmniSonics OmniSonics- Devices for the treatment of vascular occlusive disease, based on its OmniWave acoustic technology. TriE Medical, Inc. TriE Medical, Inc.- A product development consulting organization that specializes in therapeutic ultrasound devices - Product development from conception thru FDA submissions to … Misonix Misonix- Company designs, develops, manufactures and/or markets ultrasonic medical devices, ultrasonic cell disrupters, air pollution control equipment, ductless fume hoods and fo… Single Bubble Sonoluminescence Howto Single Bubble Sonoluminescence Howto- Provides detailed instructions on how to produce single and multi bubble sonoluminescence. Tabletop Nuclear Fusion Claims Meet with Skepticism Tabletop Nuclear Fusion Claims Meet with Skepticism- Article from Scientific American providing an explanation of why it is unlikely that sonoluminescence produces the conditions … Difficulties in the Sonoluminescence Theory Based on Quantum Phenomenon of Vacuum Radiation Difficulties in the Sonoluminescence Theory Based on Quantum Phenomenon of Vacuum Radiation- Paper by Pawel Tatrocki discussing some effects which could be observed and are diffic… Library of Halexandria: Sonoluminescence Library of Halexandria: Sonoluminescence- Provides information on the initiation of bright flashes of light caused by imposing a loud, high frequency sound on a gas bubble contain… Sonoluminescence Sonoluminescence- Provides history, properties and theories. The Casimir Effect: Physical Manifestations of Zero Point Energy The Casimir Effect: Physical Manifestations of Zero Point Energy- Describes the connection between the Casimir effect and sonoluminescence. Full text in PDF, PS and DVI file forma… Sonoluminescence Sonoluminescence- W.A. Steer PhD provides details of his experiment to observe single-bubble sonoluminescence and to investigate its basic properties. Impulse Devices Impulse Devices- Developing a Sonofusion power generator which harnesses the energy in sonoluminescence to provide the necessary temperatures for fusion reactions. Sonoluminescence.com Sonoluminescence.com- Maker of sonoluminescence kits. Provides instructions and suggested experiments. Prosonix Prosonix- Specialists in proprietary pharmaceutical ultrasonic particle engineering technologies and added value ultrasonic process chemistry solutions. Includes information on th… Sonochemistry Sonochemistry- Information from Wikipedia on this study of the effect of sonic waves and wave properties on chemical systems. Synthetic Aperture Imaging Synthetic Aperture Imaging- Bioacoustics Research Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lowrance Electronics: Sonar Tutorial Lowrance Electronics: Sonar Tutorial- Provides an explanation on how sonar works with particular reference to locating fish. Piezocomposite Technology Piezocomposite Technology- Imasonic has developed specialised knowledge and several technological processes based on the concept of piezoelectric composites with a ceramic polymer… A Small Introduction into Scanning Acoustic Microscopy A Small Introduction into Scanning Acoustic Microscopy- University of Wuppertal (Germany). Acoustic Microscopy Acoustic Microscopy- Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) is a non-destructive failure analysis or inspection technique. SAM can be performed with either the Scanning Laser Acoustic… Chris Cheers' Power Ultrasonics Web Site Chris Cheers' Power Ultrasonics Web Site- Independent guide to high power ultrasonics - with a database of industrial suppliers and descriptions of equipment and processes includi… Swath Sonar Sites Swath Sonar Sites- Available through the Ocean Mapping Group. Ultrasonic Cleaning Ultrasonic Cleaning- Jeff Hancock (Blue Wave Ultrasonics) Acoustic Saturation Acoustic Saturation- The maximum value of acoustic pressure within an ultrasonic beam is limited by acoustic saturation. (Bioacoustic Research Lab.) Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging- Code samples and general information. Schlierent Visualization of Ultrasound Schlierent Visualization of Ultrasound- Video sequences from Cambridge Ultrasonics. Ultrasonic Flowmeters Ultrasonic Flowmeters- How ultrasonic transit time flowmeters work (by Eesiflo) Transducer Beam Characteristics Transducer Beam Characteristics- Bioacoustics Research Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ultrasonic C-Scan History Ultrasonic C-Scan History- UXR Ultrasonic Drilling Homepage Ultrasonic Drilling Homepage- JPL's NDEAA (NASA) The Online Journal of Nondestructive Testing & Ultrasonics The Online Journal of Nondestructive Testing & Ultrasonics- Journal, search engine and lexicon. Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound- Provides an environment where professionals can join together to investigate the use of very high frequency sound waves in medical diag… Medical Imaging Laboratory Medical Imaging Laboratory- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA) Ultrasound Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh Ultrasound Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh- The Epidemiology Ultrasound Research Laboratory (URL) is a shared resource that provides non-invasive vascular testing of… Stanford RockPhysics Project Stanford RockPhysics Project- RockPhysics Laboratory: Acoustic Microscopy of Rocks, Physical Properties of rocks and sediments Laboratoire de Mecanique et d'Acoustique du CNRS Laboratoire de Mecanique et d'Acoustique du CNRS- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique at Marseille, France. KAIST: Applied Acoustics Laboratory KAIST: Applied Acoustics Laboratory- At the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea. Georgia Institute of Technology: Quantitative Ultrasonic Evaluation, Sensing and Testing Laboratory Georgia Institute of Technology: Quantitative Ultrasonic Evaluation, Sensing and Testing Laboratory- Research at QUEST is focused on novel uses of ultrasonic wave propagation in o… University College Cork, Ireland: Ultrasonics Research Group University College Cork, Ireland: Ultrasonics Research Group- Undertaking research into novel ultrasonic applications, medical ultrasound, prototype ultrasonic transducers and tec… Francois Rabelais University of Tours: Althais Technologies Francois Rabelais University of Tours: Althais Technologies- University engineering and design department specialising in dedicated ultrasonic prototypes for medical and industria… University of Washington Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (CIMU) University of Washington Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (CIMU)- An inter-departmental, multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to ultrasound education, research, a… University of Toledo University of Toledo- Establishment of the Ultrasound Laboratory at the University of Toledo started from September, 1997, after the lab director relocated from the Mayo Clinic/Fo… Sensors & Measurement Technology Group, University of Magdeburg Sensors & Measurement Technology Group, University of Magdeburg- Staff, cooperation and contact information, site profile and projects. IPPT-PAN IPPT-PAN- Department of Ultrasonics of Polish Academy of Science (Warsaw) Signals and Systems, Uppsala University, Sweden Signals and Systems, Uppsala University, Sweden- Activities span most of electrical engineering, with research in signal processing, communications, learning systems, non-destruct… NDE Technologies at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) NDE Technologies at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)- Includes links to articles. Research and development includes focus on composite materials using leaky Lamb waves and Polar Backs… Department of Ultrasonics and Acoustics Department of Ultrasonics and Acoustics- Uni Duisburg (Germany) Bioacoustics Research Laboratory (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology) Bioacoustics Research Laboratory (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology)- studies the interaction of ultrasound with biological materials as well as ultrasound ima… The Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering The Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering- University of Strathclyde, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. JPL's Nondestructive Evaluation and Advanced Actuators (NDEAA) Lab JPL's Nondestructive Evaluation and Advanced Actuators (NDEAA) Lab- Established in May 1991 by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen , who is the Group Leader. The lab staff is Dr. Xiaoqi Bao, Dr.…