“Pac-Man” Mechanism for Moving Tiny Droplets
December 11, 2020•
Physics 13, 197
Movies of a new technique for moving tiny droplets across a surface are reminiscent of an iconic maze-based video game.
J. Chaaban/ETH Zurich
Chomp chomp. A Pac-Man-like liquid droplet moves by merging with a smaller droplet placed in front of it. Researchers can repeat this process to maneuver the micrometer-sized droplet through a maze and pick up solid particles along the way (see videos below).
Chomp chomp. A Pac-Man-like liquid droplet moves by merging with a smaller droplet placed in front of it. Researchers can repeat this process to maneuver the micrometer-sized droplet through a maze and pick up solid particles along the way (see video. Show more