NIST Goes With the (Slow) Flow: New Technique Could Improve Biotech, Precision Medicine | NIST

NIST Goes With the (Slow) Flow: New Technique Could Improve Biotech, Precision Medicine | NIST

NIST Goes With the (Slow) Flow: New Technique Could Improve Biotech, Precision Medicine

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an optical system that accurately measures the flow of extraordinarily tiny amounts of liquids — as small as 10 billionths of a liter (nanoliters) per minute.

At that rate, it would take a liter bottle of water about 190 years to drain. (A single drop of water contains 50,000 nanoliters.) The new measurements are a major improvement over technology the NIST team reported in 2018.

Watch a video about the new technique.

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