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Scientists 3D-Print All-Liquid ‘Lab on a Chip’

April 29, 2019

The system could automate chemical synthesis for batteries and drug formulations

Physicists Bring Order to Liquid Droplets, Offering Promise for Pharmaceutical Development

March 21, 2018

The procedure centers on making droplets, which are a mixture of two or more immiscible, or unmixable, liquids—in this ...

Theorists Propose Conditions Needed to Search for New Form of Matter

December 19, 2017

Theoretical description supported by mathematical calculations provides a roadmap that could lead to discovery of a 'chiral s...

Coffee Physics

December 14, 2017

Layering in cafe lattes yields insights for engineering, medicine, and environment

New Insights into Nanocrystal Growth in Liquid

September 18, 2017

Understanding process that creates complex crystals important for energy applications

Acoustic Liquid Handling: Using Sound to Dispense Liquids

July 13, 2017

Acoustic liquid handling ensures high accuracy at low volume

Scientists Demonstrate New Real-Time Technique for Studying Ionic Liquids at Electrode Interfaces

May 18, 2017

Determining how the ions of the liquid move and rearrange in response to an applied voltage on electrodes is key to optimizin...

Tips for Low-Volume Pipetting

May 8, 2017

Accuracy depends on you: know your pipette, maintain it, and practice good technique.

The Latest in Pipette Tip Design

December 15, 2016

"That tip you discard after each pipetting step, costing just a few cents, embodies technical sophistication that&r...

How Self-Arranging Molecules in Ionic Liquids Could Mean Better Touchscreens

May 16, 2016

UI chemists report molecules in ionic liquids arrange themselves, but it takes time

Team Refrigerates Liquids with a Laser for the First Time

November 26, 2015

The discovery could help industrial users “point cool” tiny areas with a focused point of light

World's First "Porous Liquid" Invented

November 12, 2015

The three-year research project could pave the way for many more efficient and greener chemical processes

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