1989
Dr. D. Felipe Gaitan, chief scientific officer of Impulse Devices, discovers single-bubble sonoluminescence while still a graduate student at the University of Mississippi.
 
1999
Impulse Devices, Inc. founded to develop acoustic inertial confinement fusion (Acoustic ICF).
 
2004
Impulse develops the first high-Q / high-pressure / high-power spherical resonator for research and development.
 
2004
The Acoustic Fusion Technology Energy Consortium (AFTEC) is formed to promote the research and development of Acoustic ICF and related technologies. Members include Impulse Devices, Inc. and several major universities.
 
June 2007
Impulse is awarded a multi-year federal contract to advance acoustic cavitation technology toward production of a potential power source and related technologies for both military and civilian use. AFTEC members Boston University, University of Mississippi, and University of Washington Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (CIMU), as well as Rutgers University, team with Impulse on this effort.
 
2007-present
• 35 patents have been awarded, with more pending and in development.
• Impulse scientists present their research findings at numerous national and international professional meetings in physics and physical acoustics.
• Impulse Devices expands its research efforts to include the development of derivative technologies and providing expertise in the field of high pressure acoustic cavitation in both research and industrial settings.