The September 2026 issue of Science Prism explores how ultrasound is evolving from a technology used to see inside the body into a tool for interacting with living tissue. From focused ultrasound tumour ablation and microbubble-assisted drug delivery to temporary blood-brain barrier opening, sonodynamic therapy, and experimental approaches that use sound to control engineered immune systems, this issue examines the growing therapeutic possibilities of acoustic energy. Featuring the pioneering work and career of Prof. Kullervo Hynynen, it also explores the central challenge facing the field: how to control ultrasound precisely enough to make its biological effects safe, reproducible, and clinically useful.
When Sound Becomes Medicine: From Imaging Tumours to Manipulating Them Science Shapers – Prof. Kullervo Hynynen
