Nanoantennas

An artist's impression of a nanorobot (center and inset) interacting with several bacteria of two different types. The dashed arrows indicate the attractive thermophoresis force exerted by the nanorobot on the bacteria in its environment when illuminated. Credit: Jin Chin

Light-driven nanorobots successfully detect and collect bacteria

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Researchers from the University of Würzburg have developed tiny robots, smaller than one micrometer, that are propelled by photon repulsion and capable of manipulating bacteria in a liquid environment.
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