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CommentsWill bubble-powered microrockets zoom through the human stomach?Posted by American Chemical Society on Feb 8, 2012 at 02:54 PM
The microrocket is ultrafast — it can move farther than 100 times its 0.0004-inch length in just one second Journal of the American Chemical Society Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor — which they term a “microrocket” — that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications. Their report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society describes the microrockets traveling at virtual warp speed for such devices. A human moving at the same speed would have to run at a clip of 400 miles per hour. More...Post a Comment on: Will bubble-powered microrockets zoom through the human stomach?Commenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: How to Win the Marriage Debate Previous entries comments: WestJetters vote 91 per cent in favour of regional airline Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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