Particles in Tube (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Particles in Tube

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Close up photograph of the self-assembling particles in the clear acrylic tube. These particles consist of cut plastic straws (blue) sealed to a flat plastic chip (black), which float on top of a water-glycerin solution.

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Chad Ropp/Berkeley Lab

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