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A curious formulation robot enables the discovery of a novel protocell behavior

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Grizou, Jonathan, Points, Laurie J., Sharma, Abhishek, Cronin, Leroy·2020·Science Advances

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A bespoke robotic system driven by a curiosity algorithm discovers emergent behaviors of oil-in-water protocell formulations.

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Authors
Grizou, J., Points, L. J., Sharma, A., & Cronin, L.
Affiliations
University of Glasgow (GB)
Corresponding author
Cronin, Leroy
Venue
Science Advances
Published
2020-01-31
Volume
6
Issue
5
Pages
eaay4237-eaay4237
ISSN
2375-2548 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3003164935
Cited by
77
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1
FWCI
5.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Science Advances (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • H2020 European Research Council (670467 SMART-POM)
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/H024107/1, EP/I033459/1, EP/J00135X/1, EP/J015156/1, EP/K021966/1, EP/K023004/1, EP/K038885/1, EP/L015668/1, EP/L023652/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
Keywords
protocells, self-propelled droplets, oil-in-water droplets, open-ended exploration, temperature sensitivity, phase diagram, NMR characterization

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