Novel method 'self-assembles' metal atoms into porous nanostructures
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 07:42
in Physics & Chemistry
For 5,000 years the only way to shape metal has been by the 'heat and beat' technique. Even with modern nanotechnology, metalworking involves carving metals with electron beams or etching them with acid. Now Cornell researchers have developed a method to self-assemble metals into complex configurations with structural details about 100 times smaller than a bacterial cell by guiding metal particles into the desired form using soft polymers...
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