Contact: Dr. Orlin Velev
odvelev@unity.ncsu.edu
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North Carolina State University

'Two-Faced' Particles Act Like Tiny Submarines

Caption: North Carolina State University research demonstrated "two-faced," micrometer-sized particles that propelled themselves perpendicular to the direction of an electrical field, not in the direction of the field, as would be expected.

Credit: Dr. Orlin Velev, NC State University

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