New technique can see nanoscale 'tree' and microscale 'forest' simultaneously
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
A close-up view of an individual tree won't tell you much about what's going on in the forest, or even what's going on in the tree's upper branches. The same goes for studying nanoparticles. What is happening in one small area might not be indicative of what's going on with the nanoparticle as a whole. In fact, the light you shine on the area may actually affect the reaction processes, giving a skewed reading.