---
title: "New Technique Allows Ultrasound To Penetrate Bone And Metal"
description: "Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that allows ultrasound to penetrate bone or metal, using customized structures"
date: "2014-11-20"
modified: "2014-11-20"
authors:
  - name: "StefanCretu"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/stefancretu"
url: "https://futurism.com/new-technique-allows-ultrasound-to-penetrate-bone-metal"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
---

# New Technique Allows Ultrasound To Penetrate Bone And Metal

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- The researchers designed complementary metamaterials that will make it easier for medical professionals to use ultrasound for diagnostic or therapeutic applications
- The metamaterials could also be used in industrial settings. They can be used to detect cracks in airplane wings with the use of ultrasound
- The researchers have tested the technique using computer simulations and are in the process of developing and testing a physical prototype