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New liquid biopsy chip that detects metastatic cancer cells in blood
A chip developed by mechanical engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in a...
Dec 16, 20165 min read
Bringing silicon to life
A new study is the first to show that living organisms can be persuaded to make silicon-carbon bonds--something only chemists had done...
Nov 25, 20164 min read
New method to dissipate heat in electronic devices
Controlling the flow of heat through semiconductor materials is an important challenge in developing smaller and faster computer chips,...
Nov 11, 20162 min read
Semiconductor-free Microelectronics Are Now Possible, Thanks to Metamaterials
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have fabricated the first semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic...
Nov 8, 20162 min read
Novel Semiconductor Nanocomposite Material that Moves in Response to Light
A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed a revolutionary, light-activated semiconductor nanocomposite...
Oct 24, 20163 min read
Non-metal catalyst splits hydrogen molecule
Hydrogen (H2) is an extremely simple molecule and yet a valuable raw material which as a result of the development of sophisticated...
Oct 24, 20162 min read
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