Sensors small enough to disappear into the body, microrobots that move without wires, and smart systems hidden inside everyday materials—all require a battery to function. As electronics shrink ...
Figure 1: an illustration of how the micrometer-scale hydrogel actuators work. a. When an external electric field is applied, water inside the soft hydrogel moves through its internal network, causing ...
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Scientists have fabricated micrometer-scale microstructures that can move, bend, and cluster without any onboard sensors, software, or central controller. In a peer-reviewed report and a related ...