Pyramid-Shaped Building Blocks (IMAGE)

Brown University

Pyramid-Shaped Building Blocks

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In research that may help bridge the divide between the nano and the macro, Brown University chemists have used pyramid-shaped nanoparticles to create what might be the most complex macroscale superstructure ever assembled. Brown chemist Ou Chen holds a mock-up of one of his quantum dot building blocks.

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