Ultrasound mammography, volcano monitoring for aircraft safety
17th Nov 2006, 00:25 GMT
How might a new ultrasound method for breast-cancer exams reduce false positives -- and the anxiety that accompanies them? How can inaudible noise from volcanic eruptions prevent costly delays for airplanes flying near them? These and other questions will be addressed at an acoustics meeting later this month.
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