Research & Development
Handix Scientific has an active instrument research and development program. We are working on a number of new measurement technologies to improve atmospheric research capabilities. Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about these technologies, or are interested in partnering with us to develop and/or commercialize technology you have developed in your lab!
Airborne INP Counter Microfluidic INP counter Contact Us!
We are collaborating with the highly experienced research team at Colorado State University to develop an airborne version of our Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber for measurement of ice nucleating particles. The work has been supported by NASA Phase I and Phase II SBIRs. Our initial development efforts focused on replacing the measurement chamber of the ground-based CFDC with an all aluminum construction to eliminate labor-intensive and difficult chemical treatment and cleaning processes required by the copper material used in the original instrument.
We were also supported by the US Department of Energy to develop a microfluidic-based ice nucleating particle counter, in collaboration with Prof. Andrew Metcalf of Clemson University. This project uses microfludic technology to measure a flowing stream of liquid samples containing INP. The eventual goal is to produce a compact instrument capable of operating on unmanned aerial platforms, including UAS and potentially balloons.
