“The kids and I are all ears” says Alda of the challenge that engages scientists to communicate familiar yet complex concepts to 11-year-olds

With submissions spanning 83 countries, competition was tough

Calling all entrepreneurial researchers, scientists and engineers! Dolomite and Lab on a Chip are seeking novel, microfluidics-based concepts with commercial potential for the Productizing Science Competition 2015. To make sure you don’t miss the chance to drive your microfluidics innovation forwards, simply submit your entry before the April 30th deadline.

Design an Exhaust System for a Green Chemistry Lab

For its 2014 BioArt Awards, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) awarded top honors for an image produced by postdoctoral fellow Sabriya Stukes and processed by Hillary Guzik in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Analytical Imaging Facility.

Fernando Amat, Philipp Keller, and William Lemon win first prize in the 2014 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition for their video that captures the early development of a fruit fly embryo.

The inaugural MicroTAS Video Competition, run by microfluidics specialist Dolomite and Lab on a Chip, and supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, saw first prize awarded to an enterprising – and highly creative – entry submitted by Tijmen Hageman from the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Europe GmbH in collaboration with the Unviersity of Twente.

First-ever Stony Brook University Discovery Prize Fellow selected by illustrious panel.

Image of gape-mouthed microscopic critter claims first prize in Nikon Competition.

Proposed NGS quality control pipeline will reduce costs and lower turnaround times for common genetic tests.