Light lets microswimmers switch between bacteria-like and algae-like propulsion

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Physicists at Leipzig University and Charles University in Prague have developed a method for changing the swimming style of tiny artificial microswimmers in real time. They can make a single microscopic particle switch at will between modes of swimming inspired by bacteria and a

Physicists at Leipzig University and Charles University in Prague have developed a method for changing the swimming style of tiny artificial microswimmers in real time. They can make a single microscopic particle switch at will between modes of swimming inspired by bacteria and a This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking student. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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