Very Fine Art: 6 Stunningly Beautiful Nanoscale Sculptures [Slide Show]
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 10:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Artists and material scientists alike bend, melt and mold materials into useful and aesthetically pleasing forms. But nothing human hands have made can match the intricacy of convoluted corals or the delicate and unique geometry of a snowflake. In a study published yesterday in Science researchers exploited nature’s sculpting methods to create visually stunning 3-D structures that may change the way nano- and micro-materials are made. [More]