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January 5, 2006
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Some latticework structures created by the self-assembly of different nanoparticles.
Transmission electron microscope images of some of the latticework structures created by the self-assembly of different nanoparticles. The colored inset image in each frame shows the corresponding three-dimensional structure in an ordinary crystal.
Credit: Elena Shevchenko
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