All microfluidics articles
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ResearchCreating reconfigurable fluidic devices from liquid building blocks
Inspired by toy blocks, Chinese researchers have created, manipulated functional liquid devices by assembling and disassembling liquid droplets
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BusinessTheranos leaders to be imprisoned for blood testing fraud
Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes will both serve more than 10 years
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OpinionElizabeth Holmes to be imprisoned for Theranos fraud
Blood testing company founder’s 11-year sentence should serve as a warning to investors
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ResearchBubbly beginnings for life's first molecules
Gas bubble simulations support the idea that life began in hydrothermal vents
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ResearchMirrors in the dark enable chemical control
Vibrational strong coupling with electromagnetic fluctuations can tilt a molecule towards one reaction pathway or another
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ResearchHuman genome sequenced by handheld device
MinION nanopore sequencer fills in gaps in our knowledge of genome
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ResearchRemote control droplets merge on command to perform reactions
Responsive surfactants offer new ways to control chemical processes
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ResearchFlash lithiation made safe
Micromixing enables protecting-group-free synthesis of organolithiums
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ResearchMagnetic microbot traps single cell
Origami boxes capture and release yeast cell using energy from a magnetic field
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ResearchNanopipette probes cells without killing them
Scientists extract contents of individual living cells using a lipid-bilayer-coated nanopipette
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ResearchSepsis’ sticking point in for a shock
Simple microfluidic method helps detect life-threatening condition earlier
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ResearchChemical powered robot octopus is a real softie
3D printed soft robot with no hard components opens way to more user-friendly machines
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ResearchMicrofluidic approach to personalised cancer treatment
Multiple myeloma drug response assay could be adapted for other cancers
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ResearchGecko-inspired adhesives for microfluidics
Technical innovation in reversible bonding allows for strong and affordable devices
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - November 2014
We speak to Eric Betzig about his Nobel prize-winning research, and find out how thermoelectric materials can be made more efficient
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ResearchOrgan–organ interactions could compound nanoparticle damage
Dual-organ simulation uncovers possible toxicity mechanisms that result in liver injury
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News
Cracks break the rules of nanofabrication
Controlled cracks offer a cheaper and easier way to create nano-sized patterns, say researchers in South Korea