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I wrote a blog post about Top 10 Finnish Inventions last year. Well here is a great piece of news that adds to that article!
The news tell us that scientists at one Finnish university have created a technique to control the movement of objects with wind. The research team recorded thousands of movements in an artificially generated airflow to develop templates of how objects move on a surface in a jet of air. They found out that airflow patterns are regular enough to move objects in different directions, including back toward the nozzle blowing out the air.
Although the technique must be refined further, the research team is optimistic about its real-life applications: It could be used to arrange items scattered on a surface, such as debris in waste collection points, or in complex processing tasks where physical contact is impossible, such as handling electrical circuits.
I am a science geek to a certain level, I love reading this kind of news. How about you? What type of news do you prefer?
Minna, OLS Community Manager – Finnish