Breaking the boundaries of micro-labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

Breaking the boundaries of micro-labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

Advanced acoustic flow control on the MAWA platform. Credit: Microsystems and Nanoengineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41378-023-00643-8 Acoustofluidics elegantly blends acoustics with fluid mechanics to enable the precise manipulation of fluids and …

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Superradiant atoms could push boundaries of time measurement accuracy

Superradiant atoms could push boundaries of time measurement accuracy

The glowing ball in the middle, called a “magneto-optical trap” (MOT), consists of about 300 million strontium atoms suspended in a vacuum chamber cooled to just above absolute zero. Researchers …

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