Electron Microscope Image (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Electron Microscope Image

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The scientists designed a surface with microscopic silicon spikes that help droplets form inside the device to be read. Each of the spikes (shown above in an electron microscope image) is about 1/200th the width of a human hair.

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Image courtesy Pengju Li.

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