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Pulsating gels could power tiny robots

When Belousov-Zhabotinsky gels are put into a solution, they beat like hearts. The way those gels change shape had never been theoretically examined, until now. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have formulated the first general model to study large-scale shape changes in responsive gels. Their results are published today in the prestigious journal Science.

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