Schmidt, F.Magazzu, AlessandroCallegari, AgneseBiancofiore, LucaCichos, F.Volpe, Giovanni2018-04-122018-04-122017http://hdl.handle.net/11693/37543Date of Conference: 2-5 April 2017Conference Name: OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optical Trapping Applications, 2017We propose a new type of engine that is powered by the local, reversible demixing of a critical binary liquid. A microscopic particle is optically trapped and performs revolutions due to the emergence of diffusiophoresis.EnglishLiquidsBinary liquidsDe-mixingDiffusiophoresisMicroscopic particleEnginesConference Paper10.1364/OTA.2017.OtW3E.2