{"id":844,"date":"2017-03-28T09:28:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T13:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ufluidix.com\/circlesecond\/?page_id=844"},"modified":"2019-10-01T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T19:13:48","slug":"winner-2016-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufluidix.com\/circle\/winner-2016-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prototyping Grant Winner 2016-2017"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; video_bg=&#8221;use_video&#8221; video_external=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iGpuQ0ioPrM&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;12%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;7%&#8221; translate_y=&#8221;-20%&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; enable_shape_divider=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; shape_divider_height=&#8221;250&#8243; 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font-size: 8pt;\">Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/shawmountaintechnology.com\/technology\/\">shawmountaintechnology.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For official press release, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/miniature-pump-design-that-uses-smart-materials-wins-the-microfluidic-19444355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/miniature-pump-design-that-uses-smart-materials-wins-the-microfluidic-19444355&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1496256185854000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEGIwooYCadj2sZMtVtfok_HPw66A\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We would like to thank everyone who applied for the Prototyping Grant 2016-2017 round!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We greatly appreciate your time, effort, and persistence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stay tuned and don&#8217;t forget to join <a href=\"https:\/\/ufluidix.com\/circle\/startups\/\">The Microfluidic Circle<\/a>. 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