Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are the guided waves that propagate along the top surface
of a material with wave vectors orthogonal to the normal direction to the surface. Based on …

This perspective considers ways in which the field of microfluidics can increase its impact by
improving existing technologies and enabling new functionalities. We highlight applications …

The ability to construct multiplexed micro-systems for fluid regulation could substantially
impact multiple fields, including chemistry, biology, biomedicine, tissue engineering, and soft …

There is currently enormous and growing demand for flexible electronics for personalized
mobile equipment, human–machine interface units, wearable medical‐healthcare systems …

Gas bubbles generated by the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction
during water electrolysis influence the energy conversion efficiency of hydrogen production …

Over the past two decades, advances in droplet-based microfluidics have facilitated new
approaches to process and analyze samples with unprecedented levels of precision and …

The great majority of globally circulating pathogens go undetected, undermining patient care
and hindering outbreak preparedness and response. To enable routine surveillance and …

Chain reactions, characterized by initiation, propagation and termination, are stochastic at
microscopic scales and underlie vital chemical (for example, combustion engines), nuclear …

Rapid progress in the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in
recent years has provided many valuable insights into complex biological systems, ranging …

Predicting the effects of drugs before human clinical trials is at the heart of drug screening
and discovery processes. The cost of drug discovery is steadily increasing owing to the …