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As users are lowered into the water, a ring made of microscopic squares creates and records ultrasonic waves.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Tesla’s vehicles are equipped with cameras and onboard computers—and previously, ultrasonic sensors and radar—that enable those functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The Afeela 1 was equipped with 18 cameras, nine radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors and lidar — allowing it to qualify for level two autonomy, which requires a driver in control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Scientists at the University of Oxford say ultrasonic sound devices might one day help reduce the number of hedgehogs killed by cars.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
With such a system for the equivalent of glancing around, they must live in a world of ultrasonic bat-sound, most of it with an industrial, machinery sound.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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