Droploids (IMAGE)

Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf

Droploids

Caption

Formation of ‘droploids’ (blue droplets) under laser illumination. The droploids contain both hot (black) and cold (white) colloid particles and can self-propel along the red arrow in a motorised manner.

Credit

HHU / Jens Grauer (left and right); University of Gothenburg / Falko Schmidt (centre)

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License

Public Domain

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