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Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots
Scientists have developed a single-cell green microalgae coated with magnetic material. This miniature robot was put to the test: would the microalgae with its magnetic coating be able to swim through ...
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Can Earth’s rotation generate power? Physicists divided over controversial claim
Experiments suggest that an unusual magnetic material can help harness energy from the planet’s rotation. But not everyone is ...
Scientists Create Microscopic Algae Robots With Incredible Swimming Abilities
Magnetized algae micro swimmers retain speed and maneuverability, showing promise for targeted drug delivery in confined ...
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Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots
They created a uniform magnetic field and repeatedly changed its direction. “We found that microalgal biohybrids navigate 3D-printed microchannels in three ways: backtracking, crossing ...
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Physicists Think They’ve Found a Way to Harvest Energy from Earth’s Rotation — And It Might Be Just Crazy Enough to Work
In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force ...
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Chinese researchers invent power-free device to separate plasma from whole blood
pushing the diamagnetic particles or cells to the minimum of the non-uniform magnetic field. By using magnetic arrays and biocompatible ferrofluid, the new device can adjust the processing volume ...