In the original Star Wars film, R2D2 projects an image of Princess Leia in distress. The iconic scene includes the line still famous 40 years later: “Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” BYU electrical and computer engineering professor and holography expert Daniel Smalley has long had a goal to create the same…
Machine Learning Could Be Key to Producing Stronger, Less Corrosive Metals
Scientists 3D Print First Truly Microfluidic ‘Lab on a Chip’ Devices
Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers. Microfluidic devices are tiny chips that can sort out disease biomarkers, cells and other small structures in samples like blood by using microscopic channels incorporated into the devices. The accomplishment,…
Team 3-D Prints First Truly Microfluidic ‘Lab on a Chip’ Devices
Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers. Microfluidic devices are tiny chips that can sort out disease biomarkers, cells and other small structures in samples like blood by using microscopic channels incorporated into the devices. The accomplishment,…
Physics Professor Makes Nanomagnetism Discovery
Karine Chesnel, Ph.D., has always been fascinated with understanding how things work, particularly the secrets of magnetism. “There are still a lot of unknown mysteries in magnetism,” Chesnel said. “Scientists are still trying to understand the nature of magnetism, the origin of magnetism and what’s causing it.” Chesnel is one of those scientists. Her specific area…