Luo Zheng (translated from Cheng Luo) The researcher/engineer of the Univeristy of Texas at Arlington recently built a miniature boat dedicated to drinking and may be used to save you in the future. My little life may not be.

This good child who does not need to install the å•¥ engine and can sail forward without the need to sail, rely on the legendary Marangoni effect (What is the Malayoni effect?); things are like this, when the liquid (density is not equal) In water, it should be smaller than water. It drops into the water surface behind the ship, destroying the original arrangement and connection between the surface water molecules, so the water molecules below will be filled up, and the damaged surface will be pushed up. The extrapolated thrust, the ship is proceeding on this principle. As can be clearly seen in the above figure, there is a small storage tank for storing liquid (actually, the non-combustible fuel is isopropyl alcohol), and a liquid discharging hole.

As for the application of this thing? It is said to be used as a carrier in the blood of drugs, or to check and treat some areas that are difficult to reach with general inspection instruments; currently they have built a boat weighing about 19.5 grams and a speed of 30 cm / s. The goal of course is to enable the ship to patrol the blood and defend their health.

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