Scientists are creating “animate” droplets that can act, adapt, and respond on their own, blurring the line between living and non-living matter.
Could this inspire new ways to control liquids?
🔗 https://physicsworld.com/a/droplet-scientists-push-the-boundary-between-living-and-non-living-matter/
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Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter – Physics World
Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain
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