'Zombie' cells may outperform live ones as catalysts and conductors
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A simple technique uses silica to coat a living cell both inside and outside. The process forms a near-perfect replica of the cell's structure, down to the tiniest organelle. The resulting model, heated, creates nature-sculpted nanotools with components far stronger than when built out of flesh.