Metals Shape Up with a Little Help from Friends (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Metals Shape Up with a Little Help from Friends (1 of 2)

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Illustration depicts ligand-coated platinum nanoparticles (blue and gray balls) nestled amongst the block co-polymers (blue and green strands). The self-assembly of platinum nanoparticles through the use of ligands and polymers is the key first step to a new method for structuring metals developed by Cornell researchers.

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Courtesy of Scott Warren & Uli Wiesner, Cornell University

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