Microscopic Gripper Made With Novel Semiconductor Nanocomposite Material (VIDEO)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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A microscopic gripper made with a novel semiconductor material developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute reaches out for a grasps a plastic bead that is the same size as a human cell. The material, a thin film of molybdenum disulfide encased in a rubber-like polymer, moves in response to exposure to light.

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Small Systems Laboratory, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

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