Tiny Bubbles Provide Tremendous Propulsion in New Microparticle Research by Ben-Gurion University (IMAGE)

American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tiny Bubbles Provide Tremendous Propulsion in New Microparticle Research by Ben-Gurion University

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Caption: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers demonstrate a light-generated bubble for microparticle propulsion. Panel (a) shows the 42?μm diameter spherical particle and the 405?nm laser beam as the respective dark and bright patches. Panel (b) shows that 40 milliseconds later the microsphere has traversed a distance roughly 10 times its size.

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