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"intelligent" oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXgP8rq_wfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPMHjDzpOVg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXgP8rq_wfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPMHjDzpOVg
What Are the Benefits and Uses of Intelligent Oil?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the concept of "intelligent" oil, particularly in relation to its behavior in chemical contexts, as illustrated by videos and research papers. Participants explore the implications of acid/base chemistry and its applications in maze-solving phenomena exhibited by chemotactic droplets.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- Some participants reference videos demonstrating the behavior of intelligent oil and its connection to maze-solving capabilities.
- One participant highlights the inspiration drawn from the behavior of amoebas, noting a connection to an Ig Nobel prize-winning study.
- Another participant discusses the underlying chemistry, emphasizing the role of acid/base reactions in the behavior of these droplets.
- There is a question raised about the environmental context of the intelligent oil, specifically whether it operates in air or water.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express interest in the topic and share related resources, but there is no consensus on the specifics of how the intelligent oil functions in different environments.
Contextual Notes
There are unresolved questions regarding the conditions under which the intelligent oil operates, particularly concerning its behavior in air versus water.
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Amazing video, but of course they learned the trick from the maze-solving amoeba:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v407/n6803/abs/407470a0.html"
it earned the researchers an Ig Nobel prize.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v407/n6803/abs/407470a0.html"
it earned the researchers an Ig Nobel prize.
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Amazing what simple acid/base chemistry can do. For those interested in reading the associated paper with these videos explaining the phenomena, see:
Lagzi et al. 2010. Maze Solving by Chemotactic Droplets. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132: 1198-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja9076793
Lagzi et al. 2010. Maze Solving by Chemotactic Droplets. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132: 1198-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja9076793
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Ygggdrasil said:
Oh, so it's in water. I wondered how it could know where it is just being in air.
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