Researchers at OSU have designed a liquid crystal (LC) based diagnostic kit and a smartphone-based application to enable automatic detection of SARS-CoV-2 ssRNA, which could be used for reliable self-test of SARS-CoV-2 at home without the need for complex equipment or procedures. See how Linkam’s Peltier stage was in volved in the research.
In the press: Linkam Temperature-Controlled Stage Used in Research for Mars Missions
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars on 18 February 2021, to search for signs of life and explore the planet's geology. The rover will explore the Jezero Crater to characterise the planet's ancient climate and geology, and will be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. The subsequent 2022 mission of the ExoMars programme will deliver a European rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars to search for signs of life.