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July 23, 2013

Magnets make droplets dance
Aalto, Finland (SPX) Jul 23, 2013
This is the first time researchers have demonstrated reversible switching between static and dynamic self-assembly. Researchers from Aalto University and Paris Tech have placed water droplets containing magnetic nanoparticles on strong water repellent surfaces and have made them align in various static and dynamic structures using periodically oscillating magnetic fields. This is the first time researchers have demonstrated reversible switching between static and dynamic self-assembly. "We a ... read more

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