A motor made of jelly? Philip Ball reports on some mould-breaking Japanese research that could set the world of energy generation a-quiver.
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Mitsumata, T., Ikeda, K., Gong, J.P. & Osada, Y. Controlled Motion of Solvent-Driven Gel Motor and Its Application as a Generator Langmuir 16, 307 (2000).
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Ball, P. The soft machine. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000210-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000210-2