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Also in 2023, engineering firm Hermann Ultraschall bought the rights to develop a patented ultrasonic paper sealing technology, a process which it likens to welding.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As users are lowered into the water, a ring made of microscopic squares creates and records ultrasonic waves.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Afeela 1 comes with 18 cameras, nine radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and lidar, a laser-based radar that Waymo uses to power its autonomous taxis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Taken together, these findings indicate that ultrasonic repellents could potentially be designed so hedgehogs can hear them while humans and pets cannot.*
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
‘One of my few musical talents. I do a really awful ultrasonic whistle.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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