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Published 2015 | Version v2.0.0
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Nano Daisy Blossom

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Honorable Mention Results are far from guaranteed in nanotechnology research. Trying to create and manipulate materials on such a tiny scale these puffs are less than 1/40th the width of a single human hair -- is cutting-edge science, and unexpected things happen all the time.In this experiment Chen and Crosby were attempting to create nanoparticle cubes. Manipulating this material, strontium titanate, could help pave the way for faster smart phones and other electronic devices.Instead of cubes, however, Chen and Crosbys recipe yielded these flower-like clusters. Nanoparticle synthesis can sometimes seem like black magic explains Chen, but the team isnt deterred. We learn from these accidents she adds, eight out of ten times it doesnt work, but we have to persevere to learn.Department of Materials Science & EngineeringTools & Techniques: Transmission Electron Microscope + colored in WSxM

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This image originally appeared as part of Northwestern's Scientific Images Contest. The contest and subsequent exhibitions are organized by Science in Society, the university's research center for science education and public engagement. Further information and opportunities to participate are available on their website. Prints and canvas editions of these Northwestern research images can also be purchased online (with the small net profit going to science education and outreach programming in the Chicago area).

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