The drill that the Glasgow team has developed works on a principle called high-frequency, low-frequency transformation. ’At the top of the drill assembly, there’s a traditional ultrasonic horn that ...

Blood clots can be dangerous, and blood thinning drugs aren’t always enough to clear them out. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated an ultrasonic “drill” that can ...

Swedish drill maker Vaderstad has announced that it will offer ultrasonic drilling depth control on its Rapid A600 and 800S drills. A sensor takes continuous depth readings from a metal plate attached ...

Once destined for Mars, a prototype drill has a new mission: To bore into rocks buried deep beneath the ice in Antarctica. In early January, researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland took ...

Composite materials, notably those reinforced with carbon or glass fibres, are increasingly utilised in engineering applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and durability. However, ...

The scientists will explore and develop the physical principles of the ultrasonic drilling of extraterrestrial objects’ surface to discover water and ice, including on the reverse side of the Moon ...

A UK-developed ultrasonic drill could help robots collect rock samples from Mars. The history of all planets lies underground: what geological processes shape its surface; the composition of its ...