G. Whitesides and his team at Harvard University have developed a prototype for an inexpensive, highly practical rapid test that can be used to carry out several biological tests simultaneously on a ...

Most chemical reactions perform best when shaken or stirred. Active mixing maximizes the chances that reactant molecules will find one another. But chemists who are exploiting small-volume reactions ...

This press release is also available in German. Testing biological fluids such as blood and urine is essential for both diagnostics and routine checks. In remote, non-industrialized regions or for ...

Scientists used a 3D-printing approach to pattern hydrophobic barriers inside hydrophilic filter paper. These barriers, designed in different geometries, guide liquids along precise paths and shape ...

A test for E. coli bacteria involving sheets of paper patterned by laser may assist doctors in developing countries and low-resource environments to identify infections more rapidly. Developed by the ...