Building Synthetic Tissues from Water Droplets?
4:17 minutes
Reporting in Science, Gabriel Villar and colleagues have turned tiny water droplets into cooperating networks that can pass electrical signals and do mechanical work. Villar says that in theory, water droplet networks could be used as artificial tissues.
Segment Guests
Flora Lichtman
Flora Lichtman was the host of the podcast Every Little Thing. She’s a former Science Friday multimedia producer.
Meet the Producer
About Flora Lichtman
@flichtmanFlora Lichtman was the host of the podcast Every Little Thing. She’s a former Science Friday multimedia producer.