Scientists Transform a BBQ Lighter Into a High-Tech Lab Device

Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 16:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator - which applies a jolt of electricity to temporarily open cell walls - from inexpensive components, including a piezoelectric crystal taken from a butane lighter.

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