Topic: ultrasound

Ultrasound can levitate particles and create tunable interactions through sound scattered by nearby objects. In air, low viscosity permits underdamped collective dynamics far from equilibrium. Heinrich Jaeger discusses experiments that assemble small particles into freely suspended clusters and monolayer rafts while tracking their motion with high-speed video. Changing particle separation and acoustic energy transforms close-packed solids into soft lattices and unusual two-dimensional liquids. These experiments provide a platform for investigating non-reciprocal many-body forces and the collec

Develop new approaches and hardware to shape and control ultrasound for biomedical applications in Peer Fischer’s group. The project investigates fundamental effects and dynamic ultrasound-field projection. Work begins in Heidelberg, with activity expected to move to the institute’s new Heilbronn site when it opens. This vacancy belongs to the September 2026 Max Planck Postdoc Program call, which accepts applications until 13 October 2026 at 12:00 CEST through the official application platform.

MIT researchers and students are invited to two talks on emerging applications of ultrasound for non-invasive brain imaging, neural modulation and wearable human-machine interaction.

Two talks present emerging applications of ultrasound technology in neuroscience, spanning brain imaging and human-machine interaction. The in-person seminar is open to MIT researchers, students, and staff and is supported by the MIT School of Science and the Feng Lab at the McGovern Institute.