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Acoustic sensors have emerged as a promising technology for monitoring the coagulation process in blood, offering rapid, sensitive and minimally invasive detection of the complex viscoelastic changes ...

A pliable, multi-purpose acoustic sensor has been developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (UC Boulder) and Northwestern University (NU) that can be worn like a Band-Aid on the ...

Sound waves can measure viscosity on the fly. Though viscosity is the degree to which a fluid resists flow, it is more specifically a measure of a fluid's molecular friction. It can be a useful ...

Smart speakers that can register our everyday commands have become commonplace in homes around the world. While the acoustics sensors inside these devices are far flung from the first microphone, the ...