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Pearl Chain Formation across Radio Frequency Fields

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THAT chains of living or non-living particles (pearl chains) form along the lines of force of electromagnetic fields has been known for many years1–3, and detailed experimental and theoretical analyses of the phenomenon have been carried out2,4.

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  1. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 20305

    JOE L. GRIFFIN

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, 82070

    CLIFFORD D. FERRIS

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GRIFFIN, J., FERRIS, C. Pearl Chain Formation across Radio Frequency Fields. Nature 226, 152–154 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226152a0

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