Researchers create active material out of microscopic spinning particles

Reminds me of "plasma crystals": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_plasma

Interesting!

Didn't know there were so many different types of plasma, but apparently there are! (Who Knew? I guess you learn something new every day! <g>)

Also, intuitively (from reading that Wikipedia page), I speculate/conjecture/theorize/postulate that one of the many identities of SPACE -- is basically that of a cold plasma...

I leave it to future Physicists -- to prove or disprove this speculation/conjecture/theory/postulate...

Great link, thank you very much!

> The material also showed the ability to undergo self-repair, similar to a biological tissue. When the researchers made a hole in the lattice, the lattice reformed.

Amazing to think about different applications if this material can be scaled up economically!

There is a lot of cool stuff happening in nano materials science I think. It doesn't quite get the mindshare it deserves.

Is this the first step to achieving an Iron Man nanotech style suit?