Search results for organ-on-a-chip

Analytical Chemistry Jun 25, 2019

Researchers create first portable tech for detecting cyanotoxins in water

North Carolina State University researchers have developed the first portable technology that can test for cyanotoxins in water. The device can be used to detect four common types of cyanotoxins, including two for which the ...

General Physics Feb 7, 2018

Electrons give resist layer electrical charge

Leiden physicists found a surprising interaction between electrons and a resist layer. The resist appears to charge and discharge due to incoming electrons. Publication in Physical Review Letters.

Optics & Photonics Aug 20, 2015

A new design for an easily fabricated, flexible and wearable white-light LED

Researchers from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan have created highly flexible, efficient white LEDs with potential use in wearable displays and non-flat surfaces, such as curved and flexible television screens. While ...

Nanophysics Jun 22, 2011

Nanowire-based sensors offer improved detection of volatile organic compounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has made nano-sized sensors that detect volatile organic compounds ...

Apr 10, 2008

A New Take on Microbrewing

Since Babylonian times, a still has provided the means to turn grain, fruit, or vegetables into an intoxicating drink. Today, a still may provide a solution to the more complex problem of how to detect diseases.

Hardware Apr 8, 2008

IBM Turns on the Water for Energy-Efficient Supercomputer

IBM today introduced a new supercomputer powered by one of the world’s fastest microprocessors and cooled by an innovative water system.

Space Exploration Feb 12, 2021

Research highlights ways to protect astronaut cardiovascular health from space radiation

Space: the final frontier. What's stopping us from exploring it? Well, lots of things, but one of the major issues is space radiation, and the effects it can have on astronaut health during long voyages. A new review in the ...

Engineering Jan 22, 2018

3-D printing improves cell adhesion and strength of PDMS polymer

Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts from molding, casting and spin coating of simple forms to 3-D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better ...

Nanophysics Jan 10, 2018

Making the Internet of Things possible with a new breed of memristors

The Internet of Things is coming, that much we know. But not without components and chips that can handle the explosion of data that comes with IoT. In 2020, there will be 50 billion industrial internet sensors in place. ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 8, 2017

Technique for manufacturing hybrid lasers on different materials for photonic devices

Fabricating hybrid semiconductor lasers on materials other than the commonly used silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates has proved challenging. Now, A*STAR researchers have developed an innovative technique that can integrate ...

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