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Low energy light source for on-chip construction
08 May 2008
For the first time, scientists have used ultra violet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) to make polymer columns in lab-on-a-chip devices.
Catalyst mimics nature's methane oxidation
07 May 2008
Scientists in France have developed the first mild, enzyme-inspired method to convert methane to industrially valuable products
Instant Insight: Making sense of DNAzymes
01 May 2008
Itamar Willner and colleagues from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, discuss the applications of DNA-based enzymes.
On-chip suction stops worm wiggling
30 April 2008
Scientists in the US have developed a microfluidic method for immobilising worms in fractions of a second, allowing them to be used in high throughput studies of disease.
People power
25 April 2008
Duncan Graham tells Nina Notman just how important people are for the future of science.
Finding the reaction rates for a particle-in-a-chip
23 April 2008
How does trapping a nanoparticle in a microdevice affect its reactions? US scientists are answering this question thanks to a straightforward method using fluorescent tags.
Instant insight: Detection on the nanoscale
23 April 2008
Nicholas Pieczonka and Ricardo Aroca of the University of Windsor in Canada discuss single molecule analysis using surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Nerve agent detector on a chip
16 April 2008
A microfluidic device that can identify exposure to sarin could help identify individuals needing treatment at sites of terrorist attack.
10 minute diagnosis on the microscale
15 April 2008
Scientists in the US have taken a step towards faster and more efficient immunoassays for diagnosing HIV and other diseases.
