‘Microbots’ hunt down disease

Japanese scientists have developed tiny spinning screws, 8mm long and under 1mm diameter, that can swim along veins or burrow through flesh taking drugs to infected tissues. The swimming micro-machines are based on cylindrical magnets, and can screw through 2cm of beef steak in 20 seconds. It could also be used as a New Age silent assassination weapon

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