Uphill granular flow of microrobotic microrollers (VIDEO)

Lehigh University

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In their work on microrobotic microrollers, researchers in Lehigh University's Laboratory of Particle Mixing and Self-Organization showed that the negative angle of repose (uphill flow) results from a "negative coefficient of friction" when modeled with classic granular flow equations.

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Laboratory for Particle Mixing and Self-Organization, Lehigh University

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