Multimedia Gallery - Tiny plastic fingers, each with a diameter 1/500th of a human hair, assemble around a tiny sphere.

Scanning electron micrograph of tiny plastic fingers around a sphere.

February 17, 2010

Tiny plastic fingers, each with a diameter 1/500th of a human hair, assemble around a tiny sphere.

Tiny plastic fingers, each with a diameter 1/500th of a human hair, assemble around and hold a tiny sphere. The image brings to mind global efforts to promote the sustainability of the planet. The image was produced with a scanning electronic microscope and was digitally enhanced for color.

Credit: Sung Hoon Kang, Joanna Aizenberg, and Boaz Pokroy, Harvard University

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