Inspired by the storied strength of the common ant, a team of scientists at New York University has engineered hematite beads to carry cargo ten times their size. The iron oxide beads may greatly influence the process of microfabrication, construction that takes place at the micro level
The beads, which NewScientist aptly nicknamed nano-ants, sit in a hydrogen peroxide solution and are activated by light
Jérémie Palacci, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Soft Matter Research at NYU involved in the project, told Mashable that the project started as an exploration of how scientists could work with micro construction in a better way. As he explains, replicating the processes of construction at the micro level comes with challenges. For example, moving tiny parts requires some sort of tiny worker. Read more…
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