Motion-directed robots on a micro scale

Motion-directed robots on a micro scale Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2016 - Phototactic behaviour directs some bacteria towards light and others into darkness: This enables them to utilize solar energy as efficiently as possible for their metabolism, or, otherwise, protects them from excessive light intensity. A team of researchers headed by Clemens Bechinger from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of Stuttgart, as well as colleagu ... more

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