self-propulsion
Americannoun
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Whereas biological microbes have evolved to swim efficiently, understanding the mechanisms behind self-propulsion is required to also design efficient artificial microswimmers.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
Whereas many models so far treated microswimmers as if they were pulled or dragged along by an external force, the new model focuses on the energy required for self-propulsion of the microswimmer.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
"It required self-propulsion and diligence that I had never really come up against, because there's just no one else in the room."
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2015
Like the Rarámuri, True now ran in sandals, delighting in the simple act of self-propulsion, bounding along the undulating trails like a Neolithic hunter.
From New York Times • May 21, 2012
The early ships had no mode of self-propulsion, but the modern ones are being provided with their own power.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
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