3D images record tongues in action

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 21:21

Tongue-in-action! The first ever three-dimensional images of how tongues move inside the mouth during speech have been developed by researchers.

Make disclosure or face shut down: Odisha govt to ultrasound units

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 19:11

Odisha government has decided to shut down ultrasound centres which have failed to disclose requisite information under the PCPNDT Act.

Hawkmoths use ultrasound to fight `predator` bats

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 15:16

Researchers have showed that hawkmoths use sonic pulses from their genitals to respond to bats producing the high-frequency sounds.

Shakira`s boyfriend shares ultrasound photo online

Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 13:11

Colombian pop star Shakira and her footballer boyfriend Gerard Pique have introduced their unborn son to the world by posting the tot`s ultrasound photo online.

MP installs `active tracking device` against illegal sex tests

Last Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 17:33

MP government has launched the installation of GPS-enabled `active tracking device` in ultrasound machines in clinics of the state to keep a track on illegal sex-determination tests.

Elephants `sing` like humans: Scientists

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 16:35

Rumble in the jungle! Elephants "sing" like humans but at a frequency so low we can`t hear them, scientists have claimed.

`Twinkling` Ultrasound technology to enhance kidney treatment

Last Updated: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 16:00

"Twinkling Artifact" technology detects stones with advanced ultrasound imaging.

J&K government closes 18 ultra sound clinics

Last Updated: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 18:39

The drive was launched by a team of health department headed by Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of the respective districts.

Now, an ultrasound scanner of the size of a mobile phone

Last Updated: Friday, February 19, 2010, 18:14

A portable ultrasound scanner of the size of a large mobile phone which, medics claim, would help speed up diagnosis for emergency patients has been launched in Europe and North America.

New hyperlens for clearer ultrasound images

Last Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009, 11:47

A newly developed hyper-lens could soon give expecting parents high-definition baby pictures and also provide ship captains incredibly accurate maps of the sea floor.