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Home » Condensed matter » Soft matter and liquids » Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors

Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors

18 Dec 2008
In a spin: random motion of bacteria could drive a tiny rotor
A group of physicists in Italy believes that mobile bacteria could convert chemical energy into mech

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Edwin Cartlidge is a science writer based in Rome
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