'Liquid pistons' – the next phone camera revolution?
The liquid pistons are comprised of droplets of nanoparticle-infused ferrofluids (Image: Rensselaer/Hirsa)
Article Summary
Researchers at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute have developed "liquid pistons" that could be suited to a variety of applications. Using electromagnets the liquid pistons, which are highly tunable, scalable and have no solid moving parts, can function as pumps for lab-on-a-chip systems or could be used for adaptive lenses in future mobile phone cameras and implantable lenses.
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