Self-assembling magnetic "snakes"
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OSTI ID:1045822
Nickel particles float peacefully in a liquid medium until a giant snake seems to swim by and snatch several particles up, adding to its own mass. The self-assembled "snakes" act like biological systems, but they are not alive and are driven by a magnetic field. The research may someday offer some insight into the organization of life itself. Read more at Wired: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/snakes/. Research and video by Alex Snezhko and Igor Aronson, Argonne National Laboratory.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1045822
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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