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Think of a dam and how it blocks water, now think of a dam that is barely larger than an atom. They do the same thing. Researchers at MIT have discovered that water can be turned, blocked, and directed in certain ways by building tiny pillars, if you will, that can hold the water from passing. By curving the pillars, bending them over, the water is stopped, and propelled in the opposite  direction.

This is important because in theory, if the technology continues to grow, we would have lab-on-a-chip systems, and mobile DNA/blood testing centers. Greatly reducing the wait time for such analogies.

A video demonstration and the article are here.