Tag: microfluidics

Gene-Testing Machine for Doctors

By Emily Singer | 12/02/2009 | 1 Comment

A new device rapidly analyzes blood for medically relevant genetic variations.

Identifying Anticancer Immune Cells

By Lauren Gravitz | 11/30/2009 | 1 Comment

A new biosensor can spot potent cancer-killing immune cells.

IBM's Move in Microfluidics

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/24/2009 | 1 Comment

Its new chip could be used in easy and cheap diagnostic tests.

Tiny Devices Use Light to Grab Cells

By Katherine Bourzac | 10/26/2009 | 5 Comments

Silicon chips and lasers could pick out and count cells on microfluidic devices.

Blood Test Offers More Accurate Picture of Health

By Katherine Bourzac | 10/21/2009 | 1 Comment

A Seattle company is developing rapid tests for thousands of proteins.

Analyzing Cancer Cells to Choose Treatments

By Emily Singer | 09/30/2009 | 3 Comments

Microfluidics chips allow scientists to study circulating cancer cells and determine their vulnerabilities.

Cell on a Chip

By Lauren Gravitz | 08/05/2009 | 1 Comment

The first artificial cell organelle may help researchers find a way to make bioengineered heparin and other synthetic drugs.

Rapid TB Detector

By Katherine Bourzac | 08/04/2009 | 1 Comment

An ultrasensitive test can spot bacteria in a half hour.

Silicon Chip Spots Blood Proteins

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/21/2009 | 0 Comments

A microfluidic chip that integrates a light sensor detects blood proteins.

Crystals Made to Sprout Tiny Tubes

By Prachi Patel | 03/03/2009 | 0 Comments

Micrometers-wide tubes that grow spontaneously could be used to make tiny chemical devices.

TR10: Biological Machines

By Emily Singer | 02/24/2009 | 10 Comments

Michel Maharbiz's novel interfaces between machines and living systems could give rise to a new generation of cyborg devices.

Diagnosing Disease with Paper and Tape

By Kristina Grifantini | 12/08/2008 | 1 Comment

By adding tape, researchers can make more-complex tests that are portable and cheap.

Ten-Minute Blood Test

By Katherine Bourzac | 11/17/2008 | 1 Comment

A cheap chip rapidly identifies cancer proteins in a drop of blood.

Synthetic Tree Hauls Water

By Corinna Wu | 09/17/2008 | 7 Comments

A new microfluidic system offers a different way to move water.

Tiny $10 Microscope

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/30/2008 | 5 Comments

A high-resolution, lens-free microscope fits on a dime-size chip.