Today, you’ll learn about a new way to purify water simply by walking, robots controlled by liquid and rubber balls, and an accident that led to a wild discovery about bumblebees.

Clean Water Walking

“Walking-induced electrostatic charges enable in situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles.” by Young-Jun Kim, et al. 2024.
“Freshwater Crisis.” National Geographic. N.d.
“A revolutionary solution for on-the-go water disinfection.” by Manish Kumar Sharma & Zong-Hong Lin. 2024.

Metafluid

“Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.
“Harvard’s bizarre ‘metafluid’ packs programmable properties.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
“Metamaterials.” News Atlas Database. N.d.
“Shell buckling for programmable metafluids.” by Adel Djellouli, et al. 2024.

Underwater Bees

“Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
“Unveiling the submerged secrets: bumblebee queens’ resilience to flooding.” by Sabrina Rondeau & Nigel E. Raine. 2024.

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Clean Water Walking, Metafluid, Underwater Bees

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