Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany developed a single-cell green microalgae ...
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Scientists turn tiny algae-powered robots into Olympic athletes with magnet control
The scientists discovered that adding a magnetic coating to green algae micro-swimmers had minimal impact on their swimming ability. The algae — using a breast-stroke motion with their flagella — ...