In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at how portable ultrasound devices help astronauts, how a new discovery could lead to unsinkable ships, billions invested in AI “neolabs” and more. To ...

Spin-out Merge Labs aims to rival Elon Musk’s brain-chip company Neuralink. But researchers say the technology is still at an early stage. Brain implants are beginning to help people with severe ...

Estella Devaney Fenn urged other people to advocate for themselves when exploring treatment options When Estella Devaney Fenn found out she had a mass growing in her uterus she was told her options ...

A liver ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create real-time images of your liver and blood vessels. Doctors use it to confirm or rule out liver disease. Doctors often order a liver ...

A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and ...

Ultrasonography is an imaging technique that uses the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to create an image of a structure located within the body. Non-invasive imaging of articular cartilage ...

What is a endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)? An endoscopy is a test to look inside your body. Your doctor uses a long flexible tube called an endoscope. It has a tiny camera and light on the end. The ...

Danielle McNeil, D.P.M., is a board-certified podiatrist who has practiced in both private and hospital clinics. Salicylic acid, cryotherapy, and chemical peels are common treatments for plantar warts ...

Jan. 17, 2026 Engineers have created a device that generates incredibly tiny, earthquake-like vibrations on a microchip—and it could transform future electronics. Using a new kind of “phonon laser,” ...

Focused ultrasound uses energy from sound waves to precisely target tissues and create lesions (areas of damaged tissue). FUS can be used in the brain to help interrupt abnormal brain activity related ...