Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Pam has just learned that crystals are sometimes smoothly curved in a way that resembles life. Biomorpheus takes some time out of his busy day to explain the basics to "the chosen one". If you are curious about the underlying science, check out our free review advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/2/8/e1601144.full.pdf
Pam has just learned that crystals are sometimes smoothly curved in a way that resembles life. Biomorpheus takes some time out of his busy day to explain the basics to "the chosen one". If you are curious about the underlying science, check out our free review advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/2/8/e1601144.full.pdf




![Dancing Drop - Magic Disappearance Act 4
A dissolving (and evaporating) drop of dichloromethane floating on water containing a surfactant ([CTAB]=10mM). There is NO external intervention; this is spontaneous, selforganized motion! The viewed area is approx. 1 inch wide and the movie plays close to real time.
Reference: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201104261/abstract
(V. Pimienta et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 10728 10731, 2011). Dancing Drop - Magic Disappearance Act 4](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ti1lIMnqDeA/mqdefault.jpg)





