Matchsticks (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Matchsticks

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Scientists have devised a new way to control the speed and direction of motion of microscopic structures in water using what they have dubbed chemically "motorized microscopic matchsticks."

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Stefan Bon, University of Warwick

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