so it is 6 years old repost, but it is not just a nerd playing with their lab equipment, it actually seem to be part of quite interesting research.
Physicists at Leiden University in the Netherlands have created a 3D-printed microscopic version of the USS Voyager from the Star Trek franchise, according to a recent paper in the journal Soft Matter. These kinds of synthetic “microswimmers” are of great interest to scientists because they could one day lead to tiny swimming robots for autonomous drug delivery through the bloodstream, or for cleaning wastewater, among other potential applications. Such studies could also shed light on how natural “microswimmers” like sperm and bacteria travel through the human body.
so it is 6 years old repost, but it is not just a nerd playing with their lab equipment, it actually seem to be part of quite interesting research.
Physicists at Leiden University in the Netherlands have created a 3D-printed microscopic version of the USS Voyager from the Star Trek franchise, according to a recent paper in the journal Soft Matter. These kinds of synthetic “microswimmers” are of great interest to scientists because they could one day lead to tiny swimming robots for autonomous drug delivery through the bloodstream, or for cleaning wastewater, among other potential applications. Such studies could also shed light on how natural “microswimmers” like sperm and bacteria travel through the human body.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/tiny-version-of-uss-voyager-sheds-light-on-physics-of-microswimmers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47jwGQvPUw