Chemistry
How Microfluidic Devices Enable High-Throughput Chemical Analysis
Quick fact
Microfluidic devices can analyze thousands of samples per hour, using volumes as small as picoliters—about a billion times smaller than a typical laboratory drop. This extreme miniaturization reduces reagent costs and enables experiments impossible on larger scales.
Why this is interesting
Imagine running thousands of chemical experiments in the time it takes to brew a single cup of coffee—on a chip smaller than a postage stamp. How can such tiny devices achieve what full-scale laboratories cannot?