'Sea Urchin' Structures (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)

'Sea Urchin' Structures

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These are "sea urchins" made of tiny polystyrene balls, with zinc oxide nanowire "spines" are created using a simple electrochemical process.

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