Scientists Create Microscopic, Self-Propelled Star Trek Ship Model

Yes, that's a tiny version of the Intrepid-class Voyager from Star Trek: Voyager. Captain Janeway's projected 75-year trip back home might have taken a bit longer if her ship was reduced to the size of this model made by physicists in the Netherlands. The scientists 3D printed microswimmers, which are particles that chemically react to their surroundings in order to move, into the iconic shape. CNN reports:

The miniature Voyager, which measures 15 micrometers (0.015 millimeters) long, is part of a project researchers at Leiden University conducted to understand how shape affects the motion and interactions of microswimmers.
Microswimmers are small particles that can move through liquid on their own by interacting with their environment through chemical reactions. The platinum coating on the microswimmers reacts to a hydrogen peroxide solution they are placed in, and that propels them through the liquid.

-via Dave Barry


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