It’s brown, it’s slimy, and it can move through your body. “But, that can only be possible in movies,” – is this what you’re thinking? Well, now it's a reality because scientists at the Chinese ...

A magnetic slime that can be maneuvered to navigate tight spaces could be used to retrieve items in your body, according to scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong who are developing the ...

A magnetic slime robot is a prototype that aims to recover swallowed objects that made their way to the body and have no chance of getting digested by a person's organs. Some things remain on the body ...

A robot made of magnetic slime with a custard-like consistency can navigate narrow passages, grasp objects and fix broken circuits. It could be deployed inside the body to perform tasks such as ...

The slime is made from the blend of polyvinyl alcohol (a polymer), borax and neodymium magnet particles. The result is a non-Newtonian fluid that behaves like a liquid or solid depending on force, and ...

Next time you accidentally swallow something or need surgery, a magnetic slime robot could come to your rescue. Three cheers for slime and magnets. Scientists have created tiny ...

The slime robot is made up of magnetic particles. (Screengrab from video) Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a magnetic slime robot, hoping to use it in surgery.