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Technology Research News July 16, 2003 |
Jolts mix micro fluids Researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology have shown that it is possible to mix small amounts of liquids more quickly by pulsing the flow rates of the liquids through the channels in such a way that the pulse rates of the two liquids are out of phase.  |
Technology Research News January 26, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
Braille Display Drives Biochip What do you get when you cross microscopic fluid-filled channels, computers, and Braille?  |
Technology Research News March 10, 2004 |
Charges make micro whirlpools Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have devised a way to define tiny patterns that carry positive, negative or neutral charge on the surface of a microchannel.  |
Technology Research News October 6, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Fluid chip does binary logic Researchers are working to combine many gates to make a microfluidic computing system. The technology could lead to inexpensive, easily-manufacturerd handheld labs-on-a-chip that do not require control electronics.  |
Technology Research News December 3, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Biochip puts it all together Researchers have made all manner of microfluidic machines, but have yet to come up with cheap, mass-producible biochips for handheld medical and environmental testing. A simple plastic chip puts the necessary pieces together. The $7 device tests blood samples for the presence of E. coli bacteria.  |
Technology Research News May 7, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Sound forms virtual test tubes Microfluidics devices usually consist of microscopic chambers and tunnels made from silicon, glass or plastic. Researchers from the University of Washington have taken a different tack. Their microscale device uses sound waves to trap and mix tiny amounts of substances.  |
Chemistry World February 22, 2013 Anthony King |
LED triggers microfluidic mixing French scientists have developed a way to mix fluids in microfluidic devices using light from an external LED as a trigger. The strategy is simple but offers good control over mixing without complex components.  |
Chemistry World June 12, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Imploding Bubbles Mix Fluids on a Chip Fluids traveling through micro channels could be mixed together by being whipped into a laser-induced froth, say researchers. Their technique may provide a simple way to control chemical reactions in a lab-on-a-chip.  |
Technology Research News June 4, 2003 |
Microfluidics go nonlinear Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of California at San Diego have constructed computer-logic-like circuits that control the flow of fluid through a chamber rather than the flow of electricity through a solid.  |
Chemistry World October 1, 2014 Katrina Kramer |
Microfluidics for the masses US scientists have developed a series of microfluidic building blocks that allow researchers to construct devices by assembling the components like Lego.  |
Chemistry World November 10, 2011 Francesca Burgoyne |
Micro fuel cells for microchips Researchers from Spain and Germany have designed the first microfluidic device with an integrated micro fuel cell that is capable of both powering the device and pumping the analyte around the device.  |
Technology Research News August 11, 2004 |
Design eases nano locomotion The lack of turbulence at small scales makes it difficult to travel through liquids. A new design could eventually be used to propel machines whose size is in the molecular realm.  |
InternetNews August 3, 2010 |
Tech Firms Split on Paying for Security Flaws Some major IT firms have made it a standard practice to pay security researchers for bringing vulnerabilities to their attention, while others have a strict prohibition against it. What accounts for the divide?  |
Technology Research News March 10, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Tiny pumps drive liquid circuits Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lucent Technologies' Bell Laboratories have combined microfluidics and organic electronics to make a tunable plastic transistor that could enable low-cost methods to drive, control and monitor labs-on-a-chip. The device can also use tiny amounts of fluid to adjust optical devices.  |
Chemistry World September 16, 2013 Megan Tyler |
Reprogrammable microfluidic chips The time-consuming and costly manufacturing processes required to construct microfluidic devices, makes the idea of a reprogrammable chip very attractive.  |
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 Tamsin Phillips |
Corn Microchips US scientists have made microfluidic devices from a corn by-product, which makes them biodegradable and environmentally friendly.  |
Bio-IT World February 10, 2003 Robert M. Frederickson |
Bringing Integrated Circuits to Life Cell-sized biochips mean that channels, pumps, and valves must become minuscule, too.  |