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Swimming Diodes

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Wayne Tang
Fri Mar 16 2007, 04:20PM Print
Wayne Tang Registered Member #491 Joined: Thu Nov 09 2006, 02:03AM
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Recently, an article about diodes "swimming" in a salt water solution was mentioned on Slashdot. Apparently, floating LEDs and regular diodes can be made to move in circles or in lines using an AC field. This videos alone in the link are worth seeing - its pretty funny to see components move by themselves.

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11386-diode-propulsion-could-power-microbots.html
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Myke
Sat Mar 17 2007, 02:21AM
Myke Registered Member #540 Joined: Mon Feb 19 2007, 07:49PM
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Maybe we coud put some Al covered coarsk in the water and make entier circuits float. cheesey That would be so cool. Lol a floating tesla coil. smile
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ConKbot of Doom
Sat Mar 17 2007, 06:40AM
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Gives a whole new meaning to 'steering diode'
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CM
Sat Mar 17 2007, 02:57PM
CM Banned on April 7, 2007
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Wayne:

Very cool article and clip and good timing. I've recently been experimenting pulsing saltwater, distilled water and other liquids with various levels of V/amps and this article seems to partially answer some of the curious reactions I've been observing and wondering about. Thanks. CM
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