Australian Scientists Have Developed Self-Propelling Liquid Metals

Science fiction is inching closer to reality with the development of revolutionary self-propelling liquid metals — a critical step towards future elastic electronics.

While building a shape-shifting liquid metal T-1000 Terminator may still be far on the horizon, the pioneering work by researchers at RMIT University is setting the foundation for moving beyond solid state electronics towards flexible and dynamically reconfigurable soft circuit systems.

Very interesting work.

I like the idea of a circuit being able to change its shape and configuration

this will allow circuits to change their electrical properties too

shifting circuits

Earlier paper on similar work.

Dielectrophoresis for manipulation of micro/nano particles in microfluidic systems.
Abstract
Dielectrophoretic (DEP) force is exerted when a neutral particle is polarized in a non-uniform electric field, and depends on the dielectric properties of the particle and the suspending medium. The integration of DEP and microfluidic systems offers numerous applications for the separation, trapping, assembling, transportation, and characterization of micro/nano particles. This article reviews the applications of DEP forces in microfluidic systems. It presents the theory of dielectrophoresis, different configurations, and the applications of such systems for particle manipulation and device fabrication.