What controls the motion of self-propelled particles at interfaces?

Experiments and simulations show how Marangoni forces drive elliptical Janus particles, with dynamics strongly shaped by size and eccentricity.

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In 1855, James Thomson explained why legs of wine appear on wine glasses.