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Lego Blocks Simulate Microfluidic Filters

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-slice-they-dice-they-make-julienne-fries dept.

BuzzSkyline writes "Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are playing with Lego blocks to discover how arrays of nanoscopic obstacles could sort cells and other tiny particles by size. Ball bearings dropped through an array of Lego pieces submerged in glycerin serve as an analogue of the tiny systems, with bearings of different sizes taking different paths through the array. An academic paper describing the Lego research recently appeared in the journal Physical Review Letters (subscription required)."

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  1. Not Interested by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It if isn't about black turtle-neck wearing gay Nazis then I'm not interested.

    1. Re:Not Interested by tomhudson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It if isn't about black turtle-neck wearing gay Nazis then I'm not interested.

      Apple fanboi?

      You'll think differently when Apple releases the iLego - Lego blocks that you can customize through the Apple Lego Store.

      ... and the iMindstorm will knock your socks off! Literally. and fetch you a beer. And a tofu burger. Even if you don't want it ... because Apple knows what you want!

    2. Re:Not Interested by insertwackynamehere · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      AHAHAHAH please no more I'm dying over here you silly goose

  2. Re:Well as long as I don't have to reverse polarit by thomasdz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Lego? Microfluidic Filters? Yeah and if I reverse the polarity on the main communications array, a tachyon pulse will be generated.

    FAIL: you forgot to mention the Heisenberg compensators and the plasma conduits.

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  3. Re:Well as long as I don't have to reverse polarit by simcop2387 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    yea but he didn't mention the replicator and transporter systems.