Electric fields offer an easy means to manipulate liquid metal droplets. Now, directed droplet transfer between immersed electrodes is achieved in an alkaline electrolyte without electrical short circuit.
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Mutschke, G., Weier, T. Directed transfer of liquid metal droplets between electrodes. Nat Chem Eng 1, 275–276 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00046-0
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