Instant insight: Nothing but surface

17 April 2009

Alexander Czaja and colleagues discuss the possible applications of metal-organic frameworks for the chemical industry

Instant insight: Probing radioactive research

14 April 2009

Microfluidic reactors could revolutionise radiopharmaceutical synthesis, according to Siemens' Arkadij Elizarov

Interview: Seeking the killer application

08 April 2009

Abe Lee talks about the fundamentals of micro- and nanofluidics, lab-on-a-chip devices and finding the microfluidics 'killer application'

Lasers blow cells over microwalls

01 April 2009

Scientists have used the unusual curving properties of laser beams to hurl microparticles and cells over walls

Chip mimics metabolism

01 April 2009

Drug metabolism studies can be conducted on smaller samples than before thanks to an on-chip electrochemical cell designed by European scientists

Bacteria generate cleaner power and water

13 March 2009

Microbial fuel cells can store away carbon dioxide as well as produce electricity, according to an international team of scientists

A new twist on actuator architecture

24 March 2009

Spiral opals change colour and shape in response to their chemical environment

Lab on ice

24 March 2009

Experimental apparatus made from ice can be used as detecting systems for solvent extraction and chromatography, claim Japanese scientists

Magnets control drug release

30 March 2009

A smart tissue-like biomaterial that can release drugs in response to a magnetic trigger has been created by UK scientists

Magnetic beads clean up phage display

24 March 2009

Microfluidic washing can improve drug candidate identification, according to US scientists

Lab on a Chip goes YouTube

RSC Publishing has launched a YouTube site featuring videos from its journal Lab on a Chip