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'World's tiniest boat' that is small enough sail down the inside of a human hair could help scientists study how bacteria move through liquids
https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^
| For Mailonline Published: 06:28 EST, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 08:15 EST, 28 October 2020
| By Ryan Morrison
Posted on 11/03/2020 5:50:21 AM PST by Red Badger
A tiny 3D printed boat about a third the thickness of a human hair has been created to follow bacteria known as microswimmers to better understand how they work.
Researchers from Leiden University produced the tiny boat - named Benchy the tugboat - using a new technique that will allow it to swim behind tiny particles.
From prow to stern, this little boat measures 30 micrometers or about 0.001 inches and required an electron microscope to capture an image of the completed object.
The team say future 3D printed 'microswimmers' made using their technique could be designed to deliver targeted drugs inside the body or diagnose a condition.
From prow to stern, this little boat measures 30 micrometers or about 0.001 inches and required an electron microscope to capture an image of the completed object
The team say future 3D printed 'microswimmers' made using their technique could be designed to deliver targeted drugs inside the body or diagnose a condition
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To: Red Badger
Look! A Biden boat parade.
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11/03/2020 5:52:07 AM PST
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salmon76
(You can vote your way into socialism, but you'll have to shoot your way out)
To: Red Badger
This would make for a great movie (if it hadn't already been done)
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:52:14 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Red Badger
As long as Raquel Welch is onboard, count me in!
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:53:10 AM PST
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:53:12 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:53:31 AM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(With age comes wisdom or well practiced ignorance)
To: OneVike
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:55:45 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
To: Joe 6-pack
I saw that movie in the theatres and my pal Gus was so overwhelmed with queasiness that he barfed.
To: HombreSecreto
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:56:06 AM PST
by
babble-on
To: Joe 6-pack
How about “Innerspace” with Denis Quaid, Martin Short, and Meg Ryan. “Tuck Pendleton machine, zero defects!” Or “I want you to take a big old tug on that baby...”
To: Joe 6-pack
Is SHE in the boat?
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:57:12 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Red Badger
Is there a little man in it?
To: Right Brother
ISWYDT!...................
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posted on
11/03/2020 5:58:59 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
To: Red Badger
Doesn’t look seaworthy to me.
To: Red Badger
The Star Fleet Yeager-class vessel at the article is more streamlined.
To: treetopsandroofs
‘Starboard view’ seems rather obsolete when you consider where you are...................
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posted on
11/03/2020 6:11:54 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
To: Red Badger
It is cute in a Little Toot the Tugboat sense which was probably more for publicity than practicality.
Streamlined works best moving through fluids whether big or small.
To: Red Badger
Watch out for the EPA.
Your hair will now become a Navigable Waterway.
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posted on
11/03/2020 6:48:49 AM PST
by
Scrambler Bob
(This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
To: HombreSecreto
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11/03/2020 7:23:10 AM PST
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ealgeone
To: Red Badger
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11/03/2020 7:29:20 AM PST
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Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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