Explosive trace detection (ETD) technologies play a vital role in maintaining national
security. ETD remains an active research area with many analytical techniques in …

Since the inception of mass spectrometry more than a century ago, the field has matured as
analytical capabilities have progressed, instrument configurations multiplied, and …

The limited force or torque outputs of miniature magnetic actuators constrain the locomotion
performances and functionalities of magnetic millimeter-scale robots. Here, we present a …

Laser cooled atoms have proven transformative for precision metrology, playing a pivotal
role in state-of-the-art clocks and interferometers and having the potential to provide a step …

The Knudsen pump (KP) is a kind of micro-pump that can form thermally induced flows
induced by temperature fields in rarefied gas environments. It has the advantages of having …

We report the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of the first fully 3D-
printed, multi-material miniature magnetic actuators for compact systems in the literature …

We report the proof-of-concept demonstration of novel, valve-less, and magnetically
actuated miniature (∼ 1 cm 3) positive displacement pumps for liquids and gases—both …

In order to only use one piezoelectric micropump to simultaneously drive and control multi-
channel flow fluids of complex microfluidic systems in biological, chemical and medical …

The behavior of the rarefied gas in the thermal transpiration pump with the porous material is
investigated numerically by the direct simulation Monte Carlo method. The mass flux …

Fraunhofer EMFT's research and manufacturing portfolio includes piezoelectrically actuated
silicon micro diaphragm pumps with passive flap valves. Research and development in the …