Nanoparticles in Water (IMAGE)

Duke University

Nanoparticles in Water

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Duke researchers developed a hyperspectral imaging technique to help them visualize and survey nanoparticles in water samples. Shown here are specially coated silver nanoparticles floating in mesocosm water. The average diameter of the nanoparticles is 55 nanometers, or 55 billionths of a meter, but variations in size cause them to reflect different colors as shown in the image.

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Appala Raju Badireddy

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