Master Tao Porchon Lynch, a 93-year-old yoga master, ballroom dancer, oenophile (lover of wine) and former actress and model will be inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the oldest living yoga teacher—this Sunday, May 13, Mother’s Day. Inspiration beyond comprehension.
Agreed.
Wow, I adore her.
Sonic Screwdriver Can Lift, Spin Using Sound Beams
A team of physicists at the Univ. of Dundee have taken equipment designed for MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery and demonstrated what they are calling a Sonic Screwdriver - lifting and spinning a free-floating 10 cm diameter rubber disk with an ultrasound beam.
The Dundee researchers used energy from an ultrasound array to form a beam that can both carry momentum to push away an object in its path and, by using a beam shaped like a helix or vortex, cause the object to rotate. “This experiment not only confirms a fundamental physics theory but also demonstrates a new level of control over ultrasound beams which can also be applied to non-invasive ultrasound surgery, targeted drug delivery and ultrasonic manipulation of cells,” says Mike MacDonald, of the Institute for Medical Science and Technology (IMSAT) at Dundee.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-Sonic-Screwdriver-Can-Lift-Spin-Object-with-Sound-Beams-042312.aspx
The Sonic Screwdriver is finally here
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