Ultrasound Museum Founding Prospectus
Utilization of ultrasound has being expanded in a wide range of fields such as not only various industries but medicine, veterinary medicine, animal science or geology.
Today, students aspiring to science are declining in the field of education, and the need to develop a thought process of science is strongly advocated.
Ultrasound is used as acoustic sign by many organisms, and it is clear that the ultrasound is an indispensable tool to approach the basic education of various physics and engineering.
Numerous materials and documentation (including literatures and historical devices and equipments) related to development of applied technologies of ultrasound, that Japan has being contributed over the years until now while leading the world, must be preserved and prevented from being scattered.
Such situation leads to the desire of establishment of “Ultrasound Museum” in order to contribute to understanding of the history, current status and future development of Japan in the fields of education, research, culture, and science and technology, and also to awake and stimulate the intellectual curiosity and interest for ultrasound among children and young people.
Newly formed NPO - Institute of Musashi Microsonic Medical-physics (IMMM) plans to propose the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology-Japan for establishing the “Ultrasound Museum” as one of its projects. Also, as a matter of course, it requires calling for support from related ministries and agencies, academic societies, companies and individuals showing interest as well.
The “Ultrasound Museum” will introduce various researches, developments and applications of ultrasound technologies.
Ultrasound is used by various organisms as acoustic sign, and contributed to great researches and applications in the biological sciences such as zoology, entomology, agriculture and veterinary medicine, and animal husbandry.
Its applications are significantly widened not only in the acoustic physics which has been developed after the tragedy of Titanic but in the physics, engineering, signal processing, architecture, telecommunication, seabed exploration, geology, astrophysics and so on.
Its application will be unlimited.
It is also widely contributed in the traffic engineering such as aviation and high-speed railroad.
Usage of ultrasound is strongly anticipated in the field of disaster prevention such as a measure against Tsunami damages caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
On the planet today, there is a remarkable development in communication and information technology, to which ultrasound signals and “piezoelectric phenomenon” found by the French physicist brothers Jack Curie and Pierre Curie are contributing.
In addition, it is contributed by a number of physical, chemical and engineering theories and methods such as the “Doppler effect” discovered by the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler.
Usage and development of “crystal” and “ceramic” should not be ignored as a material to transmit these signals.
The development of artificial crystal as an industry has helped Japan as the global leader.
Without the artificial crystal, we today’s progress of information and communication technologies could not be achieved.
Today, the development of human resources in science and technology is concerned as an educational problem in Japan.
Children should be provided with a “venue” and “opportunity” to be exposed to science, physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology from their early age.
It is necessary to establish the “Ultrasound Museum” as being such “venue” and “opportunity”.
We believe this “Ultrasound Museum” contributes surely as a place of education in order to develop human resources for the future in Japan.
With regard to medical aspect, it will show great contribution in the society as the result of ultrasound being used for examinations, diagnosis or treatments, and collect and exhibit literatures and equipments of numbers of historical research and development as well.
Of course, it must record and introduce many pioneer contributors.
The “Ultrasound Museum” should exhibit, in order to evaluate and appreciate the achievement and history in various fields of research, production and industry in Japan, those literatures, books, contributors, and various devices and diagnostic equipments which have changed the world.
The “Ultrasound Museum” is convinced to contribute to the future of the world and also Japan.
Specified Non-Profit Organization
Institute of Musashi Microsonic Medical-physics
NPO-IMMM
Institute of Musashi Microsonic Medical-physics
NPO-IMMM
