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The Evolving Applications of 3D Printing in the Lab

by Chia-Wei Hsu

Additive manufacturing can lessen your reliance on external suppliers

Lab managers examine KPIs and metrics sheets

Using Key Performance Indicators to Drive Laboratory Performance

by Todd McEvoy, PhD,Kate Neetz

How to Select and Validate a Generic CHO HCP ELISA for Process Development

by Lab Manager

a blue gloved hand holds a tiny microchip sensor in a pair of tweezers under a bright light in a lab

New Probe Could Help Advance Treatment for Spinal Cord Disease, Injury

by Rice University

Engineers have developed a nanosized sensor that records spinal cord neurons in action

Human hand and robotic hand touching fingertips

Binding Skin Tissue to Humanoid Robots

by University of Tokyo

This specially engineered tissue may allow increased mobility and self-healing properties

Mapping Chambers Simplified: Where To Place Sensors & Why

by Lab Manager

Join Lab Manager and our experts as we discuss GMP practices

Stretchable microneedle electrode arrays made of clear backing with gold colored spikes and wires on their surface

Sea Slugs Inspire Highly Stretchable Biomedical Sensor

by University of Southern California

Stretchable, customizable microneedles have applications in neuroscience, tissue engineering, wearable bioelectronics

Single-molecule orientation–localization microscopy captures fluorescence from Nile red molecules as they transiently bind to fibrils composed of engineered KFE8 peptides.

Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures

by Washington University in St. Louis

New technique gives scientists a closer look at fibril assemblies associated with Alzheimer’s disease

a photo of the microdisplay device showing the grid of LEDs lit up in two different colors, on a white surface

Flexible Microdisplay Monitors Brain Activity in Real-Time during Brain Surgery

by University of California - San Diego

The device represents a huge leap ahead to visualize brain activity to guide neurosurgeons

a close up photo of an octopus in a tank focusing on the suckers on one of it's arms

Octopus Inspires New Suction Mechanism for Robots

by University of Bristol

Researchers apply the adaptive suction of octopus suckers to develop better artificial gripping abilities

This schematic shows an engineered material with composite layers. Layers of carbon fibers (the long silver tubes) have microscopic forests of carbon nanotubes between them (the array of tiny brown objects). These tiny, densely packed fibers grip and hold the layers together, like ultrastrong Velcro, preventing the layers from peeling or shearing apart.

‘Nanostitches’ Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials

by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Engineers use of carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites may lead to next-generation aircraft

Two scientists stand in front of a furnace that is sitting on a lab bench. The furnace looks like a metal box and the top half is opened by a hinged door. Inside the furnace is white ceramic material. The reactor, which resembles a glass tube, sits inside a channel carved into the ceramic.

New Reactor Could Save Millions When Making Ingredients for Plastics and Rubber

by University of Michigan

Using natural gas to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products, and more

A high-level schematic of the photonic integrated chip, developed by the Gaeta lab, for all-optical optical frequency division, or OFD – a method of converting a high-frequency signal to a lower frequency

Engineers Develop Tiny Photonic Chip for Ultra-Low-Noise Microwave Signals

by Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Breakthrough technology promises compact, high-quality microwave generation for communication and navigation systems

Photo of a man’s neck with a black adhesive square attached outside the throat, the man is wearing a blue t-shirt and a white lab coat, with a white background

Speaking without Vocal Cords Thanks to a New AI-Assisted Wearable Device

by University of California - Los Angeles

An adhesive neck patch is the latest advance by UCLA bioengineers in speech technology for people with disabilities

a prototype electronic sensor made of connecting clear tubes containing wiring with four red caps sits on a blue table

Rice Breakthrough Could Make Automated Dosing Systems Universal

by Rice University

Synthetic biologists hack blood-glucose reaction to create chemotherapy detector

a series of colorful vertical lines representing the electromagnetic spectrum from dark blue on the left through to red on the right with a bright white line running horizontally through the image, all on a black background

Researchers Prove Fundamental Limits of Electromagnetic Energy Absorption

by Duke University

Mathematical solution evaded discovery for over two decades

a scanning transmission electron microscope sits on a lab bench bathed in blue and purple light with the inside of the microscope glowing green

Reimagining Electron Microscopy

by University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Bringing high-end resolution to lower-cost microscopes

Illustration of various IoT medical devices, like pacemakers and heartrate monitors

Dual-Energy Harvesting Device Could Power Future Wireless Medical Implants

by Penn State

New device can harvest energy from magnetic field and ultrasound sources simultaneously, converting it to electricity

a microfluidic device made of clear rectangular plastic with a white diamond in the center and visible flow channels being held in front of a black background

Detecting Pathogens Faster and More Accurately by Melting DNA

by University of California - San Diego

New analysis method can accurately detect pathogens in blood samples in less than half the time it takes for a culture

a hand holding a black stylus points towards a white stylized image of a liver and gallbladder that is overlayed like it is augmented reality, all on a light green background

Treating Liver Cancer with Microrobots Piloted by a Magnetic Field

by University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre

Researchers have developed a novel approach to treat liver tumors using magnet-guided microrobots in an MRI device

a hand holding a smoky translucent cube of aerogel, on a dark teal background

Sensors Made from 'Frozen Smoke' Can Detect Toxic Formaldehyde in Homes, Offices

by University of Cambridge

Aerogel-based sensors are capable of detecting formaldehyde at concentrations as low as eight parts per billion

frost patterns on glass, light blue colored frost crystals with a dark background visible through the gaps in the crystals

Researchers Develop Highly Efficient Heat-Driven Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

by Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters

HDTR is recognized as a new, promising cooling technology with many advantages

red and orange bolts of electricity twisting across a black background

Researchers Craft New Way to Make High-Temperature Superconductors—with a Twist

by Rutgers University

Theory becomes reality when scientists help develop process for twisting materials in ways never thought possible