Self-assembling nanoparticles take their cues from their surroundings
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 11:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The medium is the message. Dr. Rafal Klajn of the Weizmann Institute's Organic Chemistry Department and his group have given new meaning to this maxim: An innovative method they have now demonstrated for getting nanoparticles to self-assemble focuses on the medium in which the particles are suspended; these assemblies can be used, among other things, for reversibly writing information.