Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Picture of the day



"Nanochain"


Heinrich Jaeger and Ward Lopes, Nanochain


False-color transmission electron microscope image of self-assembled gold nanochains produced at the University of Chicago. The center-to-center spacing between neighboring chains measures 50 nanometers. Individual gold nanoparticles measure 5 to 10 nanometers and self-assemble inside the polystyrene domains of a thin copolymer film. Polymethylmethacrylate domains of the film, on either side of the chains, do not contain nanoparticles and appear dark. (click to see full sized version)


Image Courtesy of and Copyright &#0169 Heinrich Jaeger and Ward Lopes.


Read the press release University of Chicago physicists pioneer method for nanotechnology fabrication.

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