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New Water Filter Upcycles Cellulose for Cleaner Water

In a recent study published in the journal Small Science, researchers from TU Wien discovered a unique way to purify water from waste cellulose.

25 Apr 2024

Processing Data with Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses

Both human brains and computers depend on memory, or the capacity to retain information in an easily accessible way.

20 Mar 2024

Researchers Develop Speedy Method for 3D Spiral Devices

A group of scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Tohoku University have been able to conduct accurate and effective fluid manipulation in three-dimensional microscale settings.

30 Jan 2024

Researchers Demonstrate Cooling Through Permselective Nanopores

Have you ever wondered how water boils in an electric kettle? Most people may think electricity simply heats up the metal coil inside the kettle, which then transfers the heat to the water. But electricity can do more than that.

12 Dec 2023

Smart Material Design with Non-Newtonian Fluids

Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have investigated the fundamental physics of non-Newtonian fluids using piezoelectric nanoparticles, which vary in reaction to pressure.

4 Dec 2023

New Projects for Developing Advanced Nanofluidics Chips and Neuromorphic Computing Systems

The Gothenburg based company ConScience AB has together with partners been funded two grants totaling 10MSEK for developing advanced nanofluidic imaging technology and neuromorphic computing.

From ConScience AB 23 Nov 2023

Generating Power with Saltwater Using a Nanofluidic Device

The differential in salinity between saltwater and freshwater along the world’s coastlines is a mostly untapped energy source.

25 Sep 2023

Nano Droplets Go Skiing at High Temperatures

The droplets are composed of a mixture of platinum and germanium and move on a heated substrate in the direction of the heat source.

12 Sep 2023

Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Nanofluidic Monitoring Unveiling

Scientists at University of Manchester and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have disclosed a breakthrough method to monitor individual molecule dynamics inside nanofluidic structures, showing their response to molecules in ways that were never possible earlier.

1 Sep 2023