A liquid metal droplet that splits and merges to pump fluid offers a simple, low-voltage engine for powering soft robots, wearables, and microfluidic systems. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft machines are ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Scientists have long sought ways to propel tiny liquid droplets autonomously, envisioning applications like miniaturized delivery vehicles or microrobotic systems. However, ...

Stem cells overflow with potential. Their ability to become other cell types is crucial to our bodies, both during development and throughout life. But this potential can be our very downfall if it ...

Droplet coalescence is the process by which two or more droplets merge to form a single entity, a phenomenon fundamental to fields as diverse as microfluidics, emulsification, and inkjet printing.

Understanding liquid droplet behavior has major implications in coating industry, agriculture, and epidemiology, among others. Although well-studied and extensively researched, the mechanism of ...

A liquid metal droplet as the core of a continuous flow reactor for both chemical reaction and mass transport. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Our cells are like the ultimate soft robots. Made mostly of a liquid interior wrapped inside a fatty shell, they split, stretch, roam, and squeeze into every nook and cranny of the body. Actual robots ...

Principal Researcher Sung-Hyuk Song (right) and Head of the Advanced Robotics Research Center Dong Il Park (left) at KIMM’s Research Institute of AI Robotics, who developed the variable-stiffness ...

A drop of liquid helium cooled to an extremely low temperature can be made to float in a vacuum for an indefinitely long time. In this state, it could serve as a powerful mini-laboratory for ...