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Electronic stickers to streamline large-scale 'internet of things'
Billions of objects ranging from smartphones and watches to buildings, machine parts and medical devices have become wireless sensors of...
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Single-celled architects inspire new nanotechnology
Diatoms are tiny, unicellular creatures, inhabiting oceans, lakes, rivers, and soils. Through their respiration, they produce close to a...
Jul 9, 20185 min read


Researchers develop molecular assembly method for cancer therapy and diagnostics
Biophysicists have developed a method for modifying the surface of micro- and nanoparticles -- tiny structures measuring between a...
Jun 21, 20184 min read


A small volume of liquid is a big deal
Their offices at the Dept. of Precision and Microsystems Engineering are located only a few metres from each other, yet Dr. Murali...
Jun 1, 20184 min read


Flowing cells in a wavy microchannel for effective size-based cell sorting
Nearly half a century ago scientists have noticed an interesting phenomenon that small particles flowing through a long tube can stay at...
May 17, 20182 min read


A reimagined future for sustainable nanomaterials
Engineered nanomaterials hold great promise for medicine, electronics, water treatment and other fields. But when designed without...
May 8, 20183 min read
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