A Suspension of Bacteria Confined Between Two Plates (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

A Suspension of Bacteria Confined Between Two Plates

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A suspension of bacteria confined between two plates behaves as a negative viscosity fluid: pulling the top solid plate to the left make it move to the right.

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A. Loisy, J. Eggers, and T. Liverpool

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