Fossilized Liquid Assembly: Nanomaterials Research Tool (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Fossilized Liquid Assembly: Nanomaterials Research Tool

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Optical microscope image (lower plane) shows spheres at mutiple size scales self-arranging in complex "super-assemblies" in NIST's hierarchical topology modeling system. Atomic-force microscopy (detail) shows the textured surface formed by the spheres.

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