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"Micro Chariots Powered by Algae Unveiled by Scientists"

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"Micro Chariots Powered by Algae Unveiled by Scientists"
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Engineers at the University of Tokyo have developed micromachines powered by single-celled algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which can autonomously move without external power sources. These tiny vehicles, designed to navigate viscous fluids like blood, could pave the way for advanced microrobots capable of delivering drugs or performing repairs inside the human body, fulfilling a vision first imagined by physicist Richard Feynman in 1959.

Topics:technologyscience-and-technology#algae#biotechnology#microrobots#richard-feynman#science-and-technology#university-of-tokyo
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