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'Fly Paper' Created to Capture Circulating Cancer Cells
Just as fly paper captures
insects, an innovative new
device with nano-sized
features is able to grab
cancer cells in the blood
that have broken off from a
... > full story
Novel Connector Uses Magnets for Leak-Free Microfluidic Devices
Researchers have developed a
new, inexpensive, reusable
and highly efficient
microfluidic connector. The
connector employs a ring
magnet with a O-ring gasket
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'No Muss, No Fuss' Miniaturized Analysis for Complex Samples Developed
Researchers have created a
novel and simple way to
analyze samples that are
complex mixtures -- such as
whole milk, blood serum and
... > full story
Tiny Injector To Speed Development Of New, Safer, Cheaper Drugs
Engineering researchers have
fabricated a palm-sized,
automated, micro-injector
that can insert proteins,
DNA and other biomolecules
into individual cells at
... > full story
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Working Together To Design Robust Silicon Chips
November 12, 2009 — A new project has resulted in much improved design methods for high performance silicon chips. Leading semiconductor chipmakers, electronic circuit developers and design automation equipment ... > full story -
Unique Micronail Chip Makes Electronics And Bio Cells Communicate
November 9, 2009 — A unique microchip with microscopic nail structures enable close communication between the electronics and biological cells. The new chip is a mass-producible, easy-to-use tool in electrophysiology ... > full story -
Breakthrough In Lab-on-Chip For Fast Cancer Detection And Therapy
October 28, 2009 — European researchers have achieved a major milestone in the development of a lab-on-chip for the detection and therapy evaluation of breast cancer. This is the first time that a lab-on-chip system ... > full story -
Sensor Biochips Could Aid In Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment
October 22, 2009 — Researchers in Germany have developed a new test process -- using lab-on-a-chip technology -- for establishing whether or not a cancer patient's tumor cells will respond to a particular drug. Such ... > full story -
Quantum Computer Chips Now One Step Closer To Reality
October 17, 2009 — In the quest for smaller, faster computer chips, researchers are increasingly turning to quantum mechanics -- the exotic physics of the small. The problem: the manufacturing techniques required to ... > full story -
Blood Diagnosis: Chip-Based And Mobile
October 14, 2009 — New chip-based blood analysis takes just a few minutes and the doctor knows straight-away whether there are any pathogens in the blood. An improved marker-free technique provides the basis for faster ... > full story -
Microchip That Can Detect Type And Severity Of Cancer Created
September 30, 2009 — Researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier for more ... > full story -
Perfect Image Without Metamaterials ... And A Reprieve For Silicon Chips
September 29, 2009 — Inspired by James Clerk Maxwell's findings, first expounded in the 1850s, a physicist is reintroducing the idea of using a "fish-eye" lens -- a lens that can work in any direction -- to create the ... > full story -
New Findings Could Help Hybrid, Electric Cars Keep Their Cool
September 23, 2009 — Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, ... > full story -
Graphitic Memory: Advances Bring Graphite As Storage Medium A Step Closer
September 13, 2009 — Advances have brought graphite's potential as a mass data storage medium a step closer to reality and created the potential for reprogrammable gate arrays that could bring about a revolution in ... > full story
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