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title: Laser-powered drops mimic beetles to skirt across water — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/laser-powered-drops-mimic-beetles-to-skirt-across-water/
date: 2016-04-13
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# Laser-powered drops mimic beetles to skirt across water

Drops of water coated in a powder that reacts to laser light creates a tiny engine that can pull more than 150 times its weight across water.