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Soft matter and liquids

‘Hyperbolic hedgehog’ steers active droplets in a liquid crystal

04 Nov 2020 Katherine Skipper
Moving droplet
On the move: a time sequence of images showing the motion of a droplet in the liquid crystal. (Courtesy: Hend Baza)
Liquid crystals can be used to direct the motion of self-propelled particles, reveals new research d

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