One common application is ultrasonic non-destructive testing, which involves evaluating materials or structures using ultrasound. For example, ultrasound can be to identify flaws such as cracks, voids, or pits in solid blocks, plates, or pipes, or to determine what lies on the inaccessible side of such structures. 

Other industrial applications of ultrasound include seabed mapping with sonar, identifying and quantifying fish schools, and monitoring livestock status – for example, measuring the quantity and maturity of the eggs of aquaculture fish without harming them. 

While medical ultrasound will remain the main focus of the ultrasound group at ISB, we have also worked on a variety of such industrial ultrasound applications. In particular, we have collaborated with a wide range of industrial companies through the Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS), a Centre for Research-Based Innovation (SFI) spanning from 2015 to 2024.