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Highly Accurate Nano-Scale Biomonitoring Solution for Detecting Pollutants and Diseases

For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous gases. Scientists used fish to test for contaminants in our water. Even with modern advances, though, it can take days to detect a fatal chemical or organism.

17 Feb 2009

Lab-On-A-Chip Tracking Down Microscopic Bacteria and Fungi

Even in space, someone has to clean the bathroom. Good housekeeping is essential when you're living in the close quarters of a tightly-sealed spaceship for months at a time.

9 Feb 2009

Lab-on-a-Chip Company Opens North American Office

Lab-on-a-chip company Micronit Microfluidics has set up a North American office in San Jose, California. The office is headed by Bob Moore, who was recently appointed as Director of North America Sales, and started its a...

28 Jan 2009

"Lab-on-a-Chip" Detecting Presence of Salmonella in Less than One Hour

IK4 Technological Alliance has designed a low-cost, rapid diagnostic device for detecting the presence of Salmonella spp. and other bacteria in less than one hour, a much shorter time than current systems. Unlike others,...

22 Jan 2009

Credit-Card Sized Tool to Test for Malaria

Researchers have created a credit-card sized tool can be stored for months and then used to test for malaria--part of a larger project to develop high-tech tools for global health. The prototype dehydrated the reagents t...

21 Jan 2009

Molecular Forklifts Clear Major Hurdle to Creating "Smart Dust"

Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs ...

18 Jan 2009

Microscopic, Chemically Triggered Robotic "Hands" that can Pick Up and Move Small Objects

In a finding straight out of science fiction, chemical and biomolecular engineers in Maryland are describing development of microscopic, chemically triggered robotic "hands" that can pick up and move small objects. They could be used in laboratory-on-a-chip applications, reconfigurable microfluidic systems, and micromanufacturing, the researchers say

13 Jan 2009

Researchers Create Nanoscale Trap that can Stop Free Floating DNA Molecules and Nanoparticles

Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks. By holding the nanoscale material steady while the fluid around it flows freely, the trap may allow researchers to boost the accuracy of biological sensors and create a range of new 'lab on a chip' diagnostic tools.

4 Jan 2009

New Generation Deep Sea Lab-on-a-Chip Sensors to Measure Marine Environments

Innovative marine sensor technologies developed by researchers at the University of Southampton have been tested on a research cruise (D333, RRS Discovery, Canary Islands) and are now ready to be developed further for co...

11 Dec 2008

New Holographic Technique Represents Potential New Tool for Creating Devices Using Nanoassembly

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.

2 Dec 2008

Lab on a Chip News

Highly Accurate Nano-Scale Biomonitoring Solution for Detecting Pollutants and Diseases

Lab-On-A-Chip Tracking Down Microscopic Bacteria and Fungi

Lab-on-a-Chip Company Opens North American Office

"Lab-on-a-Chip" Detecting Presence of Salmonella in Less than One Hour

Credit-Card Sized Tool to Test for Malaria

Molecular Forklifts Clear Major Hurdle to Creating "Smart Dust"

Microscopic, Chemically Triggered Robotic "Hands" that can Pick Up and Move Small Objects

Researchers Create Nanoscale Trap that can Stop Free Floating DNA Molecules and Nanoparticles

New Generation Deep Sea Lab-on-a-Chip Sensors to Measure Marine Environments

New Holographic Technique Represents Potential New Tool for Creating Devices Using Nanoassembly

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Targets Breast Cancer and Brain Tumors

Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine: Groundbreaking Biomaterial for Tissue Growth

High-Resolution Microscope Reveals Electron Behavior in Graphene

Improving Gene Therapy for Lung Disease

High-Throughput Apparatus Speeds Up Eco-Friendly Nanomaterial Synthesis

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

Redux AFM: Expanding Access to Automated Nanoscale Imaging

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