(Nanowerk Spotlight) For decades, microfluidics has held promise as a revolutionary technology, yet widespread adoption outside research labs has remained elusive. Microfluidic devices enable precise ...

image: To make microfluidic pumps more accessible to the scientific community, SUTD researchers developed a highly-customisable, 3D-printed peristaltic pump kit, where users from around the world can ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers in biomedical, environmental testing, geology, manufacturing and other fields could benefit from a patent-pending Purdue University innovation that fabricates ...

When it comes to research in fields such as chemistry or biology, historically these are things that have taken place in well-financed labs in commercial settings or academic institutions. However, ...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrepid Automation, provider of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, and Rapid Fluidics, market leader in design and rapid-production services to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The control of fluids at microscopic scales is fundamental to numerous technologies, from medical diagnostics to water purification. Traditionally, moving small volumes of liquid ...

Boston-based microfluidic device manufacturer, Parallel Fluidics, has secured $7m in seed funding. The funds will be used to develop the company’s custom manufacturing platform, which allows clients ...

The ingenious device cost just $2 to make, yet works almost as well as its expensive and cumbersome lab counterparts. A simple pressure pump, made from balloons and nylon stockings, means more people ...

Micromotors could someday zip through wastewater picking up pollutants or race through the bloodstream delivering drugs. Researchers have developed a number of strategies, such as using chemical fuels ...

A simple pressure pump, made from balloons and nylon stockings, means more people in more places will be able to test water contaminants and blood samples. The ingenious device unveiled in the ...