Tag: Ethan Schonbrun

  • Science & Tech

    By ‘putting a ring on it,’ microparticles can be captured

    To trap and hold tiny microparticles, research engineers at Harvard have “put a ring on it,” using a silicon-based circular resonator to confine particles stably for up to several minutes.

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  • Science & Tech

    Marrying high performance optics with microfluidics

    Harvard engineers have successfully created a silicone rubber stick-on sheet containing dozens of miniature, powerful lenses, bring them one step closer to putting the capacity of a large laboratory into a micro-sized package. The marriage of high performance optics with microfluidics could prove the perfect match for making lab-on-a-chip technologies more practical. Microfluidics, the ability…

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