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Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...

The researchers designed cube-shaped microrobots that feature larger surface areas, resulting in stronger magnetic attraction ...

They are made of epoxy embedded with ferromagnetic neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) particles. This allows them to respond to ...

Mining firm Lindian Resources says it has secured a $50 million (K87.5 billion) funding agreement and take-off package from ...