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Engineering Dec 12, 2018

To guide cancer therapy, device quickly tests drugs on tumor tissue

MIT researchers have 3-D printed a novel microfluidic device that simulates cancer treatments on biopsied tumor tissue, so clinicians can better examine how individual patients will respond to different therapeutics—before ...

Other Dec 11, 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Small wonders lead to superhero science

Max Mikel-Stites and Anne Staples were searching for a sequel.

Analytical Chemistry Dec 11, 2018

Researchers develop smartphone-based ovulation test

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital are developing an automated, low-cost tool to predict a woman's ovulation and aid in family planning. Capitalizing on advancements in several areas, including microfluidics, ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 11, 2018

Better biomedical devices, wearable displays may result from tiny light-guiding structures

For the first time, researchers have fabricated light-guiding structures known as waveguides just over one micron wide in a clear silicone commonly used for biomedical applications. The tiny, flexible waveguides can be used ...

Nanomaterials Dec 11, 2018

A step closer toward revolution in electronics?

A successful development of a microfluidic platform capable of sorting individual carbon nanotubes in new dissertation in physics could possible lead to a revolution in the technology of electronic devices.

Nanophysics Dec 7, 2018

Interactive size control of catalyst nanoparticles

How many nanometers should catalyst nanoparticles be to optimize the course of the reaction? Researchers usually look for the answer through laborious, repetitive tests. At the Institute of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºical Chemistry of the Polish ...

Soft Matter Dec 6, 2018

Engineers demonstrate mechanics of making foam with bubbles in distinct sizes

It's easy to make bubbles, but try making hundreds of thousands of them a minute—all the same size.

Analytical Chemistry Nov 29, 2018

Researchers develop tool for speedy diagnosis of bacterial infections

Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, have built a diagnostic tool that provides health care practitioners almost instant diagnosis of a bacterial ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Nov 18, 2018

Helping Marvel superheroes to breathe

Marvel comics superheroes Ant-Man and the Wasp—nom de guerre stars of the eponymous 2018 film—possess the ability to temporarily shrink down to the size of insects, while retaining the mass and strength of their normal ...

Materials Science Nov 9, 2018

Draw-your-own electrodes set to speed up development of micro detection devices

Miniature devices for sensing biological molecules could be developed quicker thanks to a rapid prototyping method.

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