Ferrofluid Jar (IMAGE)

Michigan Technological University

Ferrofluid Jar

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A ferrofluid is a magnetic liquid that turns spiky in a magnetic field. Add an electric field and each needle-like spike emits a jet of ions, which could solve micropropulsion for nanosatellites in space.

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Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech

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