Smartphone-powered microchip for at-home medical diagnostic testing developed

The new technology could make at-home diagnosis of diseases faster and more affordable: Researchers working with startup GRIP Molecular Technologies

09-May-2022 - A University of Minnesota Twin Cities research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The innovation opens the door for faster and more affordable at-home medical testing. The ...

2018 WITec Paper Award for Outstanding Scientific Publications

31-May-2018 - Every year WITec, the Raman imaging company, recognizes three peer-reviewed publications that stand out in terms of originality and significance and feature data acquired with a WITec microscope. This year, scientists from universities and institutes in Bochum, Bayreuth and Minneapolis received ...

Researchers develop groundbreaking process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes

17-Mar-2017 - A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has developed a groundbreaking one-step, crystal growth process for making ultra-thin layers of material with molecular-sized pores. Researchers demonstrated the use of the material, called zeolite nanosheets, by making ultra-selective ...

First-ever videos show how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale and speed of sound

18-Apr-2016 - Using a state-of-the-art ultrafast electron microscope, University of Minnesota researchers have recorded the first-ever videos showing how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale traveling at the speed of sound. The research, published today in Nature Communications, provides unprecedented ...

Two-in-One Imaging Agents

MRI systems with high relaxivities and long luminescence lifetimes also suitable for time-gated fluorescence imaging

19-Mar-2012 - Accurate visualization of living systems is key to the correct diagnosis and effective treatment of many diseases, as well as an improved understanding of biological processes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular non-invasive visualization technique, which requires a possibly toxic ...

The effects of hydrogen on growing carbon nanotubes

13-Oct-2010 - Carbon nanotubes -- long, hollow cylinders of carbon billionths of a meter in diameter -- have many potential uses in nanotechnology, optics, electronics, and many other fields. The exact properties of nanotubes depend on their structure, and scientists as yet have little control over that ...