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Collaborative Research: DMREF: Adaptive and Responsive Magnetic Swarms (ARMS) — NSF Award to Louisiana State University (LA, $499,

Non-technical description: The goal of this project is to build and steer swarms of micron-scale magnetic colloidal particles that come together and move cooperatively through complex environments, much like schools of fish, flocks of birds, or swarms of insects. These swarms are activated by a time-varying magnetic so

Award titleCollaborative Research: DMREF: Adaptive and Responsive Magnetic Swarms (ARMS)
Award ID2522727
AwardeeLouisiana State University
CityBATON ROUGE
StateLA
Amount obligated$499,998
Principal investigatorBhuvnesh Bharti
ProgramPMP-Particul&MultiphaseProcess
Start date10/01/2025
AbstractNon-technical description: The goal of this project is to build and steer swarms of micron-scale magnetic colloidal particles that come together and move cooperatively through complex environments, much like schools of fish, flocks of birds, or swarms of insects. These swarms are activated by a time-varying magnetic source (for example, an electromagnet or a moving permanent magnet) which functions as an external remote controller. The magnetic controller can direct swarms to propel through flui
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