Breakthrough opens door to smartphone-powered $100 ultrasound machine

sciencedaily.com ^ | Sep 11, 2018 | Univ. British Columbia

[posterchild]

Engineers have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent-pending innovation -- no bigger than a Band-Aid -- is portable, wearable and can be powered by a smartphone.

[posterchild]

Its not clear if this technology is of value for viewing human embryos or not (e.g. have the power to penetrate deep enough), but it is progress.

[posterchild]

Might be of interest to your pinglist.

[TexasGator]

Once upon a time posters read the article they posted.

[DannyTN]

Can you use it to see if breasts are real? You'd have to ask first though wouldn't you?

[DannyTN]

Can you use it to see if breasts are real? You'd have to ask first though wouldn't you?

[Red Badger]

[Reeses]

"Sorry honey, my iPhone burnt our baby."

[Vince Ferrer]

Ultrasound scans are now being interpreted by software. Pretty close to a tricorder.

[Red Badger]

makes me wonder: “What was Sulu thinking?”..................

[posterchild]

Is there a particular part I failed to read?

[Covenantor]

Thanks for posting...

"Sonograms produced by the UBC device were as sharp as or even more detailed than traditional sonograms produced by piezoelectric transducers, said co-author Edmond Cretu, professor of electrical and computer engineering. Since our transducer needs just 10 volts to operate, it can be powered by a smartphone, making it suitable for use in remote or low-power locations," he added.

"And unlike rigid ultrasound probes, our transducer has the potential to be built into a flexible material that can be wrapped around the body for easier scanning and more detailed views -- without dramatically increasing costs."

[PTBAA]

How about a portable device that tells us what a woman is actually means when she says something?

[LukeL]

The response would be “by now you should know what I mean”

[Fred Hayek]

Something like this was shown in the third Atlas Shrugged movie - developed in Galt’s Gulch.

[IYAS9YAS]

How about a portable device that tells us what a woman is actually means when she says something?

You want two lanes, or four?

[oldasrocks]

I want a handheld microwave to fry any attacker.

[Secret Agent Man]

Women are easy to understand once the societal male programming is removed.