Researchers developed a[sic] multipurpose, fish-shaped microrobots — called microfish — that swim around efficiently in liquids, are chemically powered by hydrogen peroxide, and magnetically controlled.
They used an innovative 3D printing technology to develop these microrobots.
These proof-of-concept synthetic microfish will inspire a new generation of “smart” microrobots that have diverse capabilities such as detoxification, sensing, and directed drug delivery.
The technique used to fabricate the microfish provides numerous improvements over other methods traditionally employed to create microrobots with various locomotion mechanisms, such as microjet engines, microdrillers, and microrockets.
http://www.rtoz.org/2015/08/27/3d-printed-microfish-capable-of-removing-and-sensing-toxins/
(Score: 2) by tibman on Friday August 28 2015, @01:55AM
They might have gotten the idea at a fancy bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lojml0NBNts&t=1m43s [youtube.com]
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(Score: 2) by Gravis on Friday August 28 2015, @01:28PM
unlikely. this kind of work has been going on for a while.
abstract 2005: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16185310 [nih.gov]
progress 2015: http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=38698.php [nanowerk.com]
(Score: 2) by tibman on Friday August 28 2015, @03:18PM
I could give you the second one if the research happened before the cocktail boat, but it doesn't appear to have. The first one is about rats bowel movements and though it has the word motor in the the title the research has nothing to do with a motor. That being said, i am absolutely certain there is research in this area that predates the cocktail boat. However, the research in the article we are replying to is not that research : )
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(Score: 2) by Gravis on Friday August 28 2015, @03:32PM
The first one is about rats bowel movements...
oh snap! scientists be crazy.