With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic "magno-bots" perform complex maneuvers
April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic "magno-bots" perform complex maneuvers
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Under a microscope, a bouquet of lollipop-like structures, each smaller than a grain of sand, waves gently in a petri dish of liquid. Suddenly, they snap together, like the jaws of a Venus flytrap, as a scientist waves a small magnet over the dis . . .
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With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic "magno-bots" perform complex maneuvers
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Under a microscope, a bouquet of lollipop-like structures, each smaller than a grain of sand, waves gently in a petri dish of liquid. Suddenly, they snap together, like the jaws of a Venus flytrap, as a scientist waves a small magnet over the dis . . .