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June 16, 2014

Manipulating and Detecting Ultrahigh Frequency Sound Waves
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2014
An advance has been achieved towards next generation ultrasonic imaging with potentially 1,000 times higher resolution than today's medical ultrasounds. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated a technique for producing, detecting and controlling ultrahigh frequency sound waves at the nanometer scale. Through a combination of subpicosecond laser pulses and unique nanostructures, a team led by Xiang Zhang, a facult ... read more

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