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Physicists 3D Print a Boat That Could Sail Down a Human Hair – Gizmodo Australia
Researchers at Leiden University have 3D printed the smallest boat in the world: a 30-micrometre copy of Benchy the tug boat, a well-known 3D printer test object….
Researchers at Leiden University have 3D printed the smallest boat in the world: a 30-micrometre copy of Benchy the tug boat, a well-known 3D printer test object. This boat is so small, it could float down the interior of a human hair.
The 3D-printed boat is part of an exploration of microswimmers, microscopic organisms or objects that can move through liquids. Natural examples of microswimmers are bacteria and sperm. This tiny Benchy propels itself using a bit of platinum that reacts with hydrogen…
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