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Intelligent Chip to Regulate Diabetes

Scientists of the Electronic Technology group of the University of Seville (US), led by Professor José Manuel Quero, have completed the first phase of Mireia, a research project financed by the Plan Nacional del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (National Plan of the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry), whose aim is to develop an intelligent chip to regulate diabetes in any kind of patients suffering this disease.

5 Jun 2009

Micralyne Project Engineer to Speak at IITC 2009

Micralyne Inc., a growing MEMS and microfluidics foundry, announced today that Project Engineer, Mr. Dean Spicer, will be speaking next week at The 2009 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC) on Tue...

From Micralyne Inc. 1 Jun 2009

Detecting Viruses in Minutes

Imagine being able to detect in just a few minutes whether someone is infected with a virus. This has now become a reality, thanks to a new ultra-sensitive detector that has been developed by Ostendum, a spin-off company of the University of Twente.

28 May 2009

Tunable Fluidic Micro Lenses Can Focus and Direct Light at Will to Count Cells or Create On-Chip Optical Tweezers

Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according to a team of Penn State engineers. They may also provide imaging in medical devices, eliminating the necessity and discomfort of moving the tip of a probe.

11 May 2009

ExploraVision Winners Envision Innovative Energy Solutions, New Lifesaving Medical Treatments and More

The program's eight National Winners for 2009, including four First Place and four Second Place student teams, looked to the world around them to envision ideas for new technologies that could make the future better, healthier and more eco-friendly.

5 May 2009

New Lab on a Chip Capable of Being Programmed to Perform Variety of Jobs

Researchers have designed a lab on a chip capable of being programmed to perform a variety of jobs, a step toward more widespread use of the miniature analytical tools used to measure everything from blood glucose to viruses, bacteria to genes.

21 Apr 2009

Specialized Motor Proteins Could Be Turned into Nanoscale Machines for Drug Delivery

Specialized motor proteins that transport cargo within cells could be turned into nanoscale machines for drug delivery, according to bioengineers. Chemical alteration of the proteins' function could also help inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors.

20 Mar 2009

New Lab-on-a-Chip Could Lead to Better Cancer Therapies

Johns Hopkins engineers have invented a method that could be used to help figure out how cancer cells break free from neighboring tissue, an "escape" that can spread the disease to other parts of the body.

18 Mar 2009

Tel Aviv University Scientists Develop Highly Accurate Nano-Scale Bio-Monitoring Solution

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 mode...

27 Feb 2009

Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring

Advances in micro and nanotechnology has significantly influenced the growth of next generation sensors which are small in size, consume less power, have better specificity and low weight. The availability of novel tools and techniques and the ability to develop new materials with unique properties have facilitated the development of novel sensors.

26 Feb 2009

Lab on a Chip News

Intelligent Chip to Regulate Diabetes

Micralyne Project Engineer to Speak at IITC 2009

Detecting Viruses in Minutes

Tunable Fluidic Micro Lenses Can Focus and Direct Light at Will to Count Cells or Create On-Chip Optical Tweezers

ExploraVision Winners Envision Innovative Energy Solutions, New Lifesaving Medical Treatments and More

New Lab on a Chip Capable of Being Programmed to Perform Variety of Jobs

Specialized Motor Proteins Could Be Turned into Nanoscale Machines for Drug Delivery

New Lab-on-a-Chip Could Lead to Better Cancer Therapies

Tel Aviv University Scientists Develop Highly Accurate Nano-Scale Bio-Monitoring Solution

Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

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

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