News tagged with optofluidics

Using light to move and trap DNA molecules

(PhysOrg.com) -- A major goal of nanotechnology research is to create a "lab on a chip," in which a tiny biological sample would be carried through microscopic channels for processing. This could make possible ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Optofluidics could improve energy applications

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to manipulate light and fluids on a single chip, broadly called "optofluidics," has led to such technologies as liquid-crystal displays and liquid-filled optical fibers for fast ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast