Liquid crystals bring robotics to the microscale
Novel micromachine uses liquid crystals to convert rotation into propulsion
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Katherine was previously a PhD student contributor to Physics World. She did her doctoral work at the University of Bristol, UK, under the supervision of Paddy Royall. Her research focused on experimental active matter and the high-density behaviour of Janus particles in three-dimensional systems. Find out more about our student contributor networks
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