Triblock spheres provide a simple path to complex structures

Materials scientists have developed a simple, generalizable technique to fabricate complex structures that assemble themselves. The researchers demonstrated that they can produce a large, complex structure -- an intricate lattice -- from tiny colloidal particles called triblock Janus spheres. Further exploration of triblock spheres and other Janus particles could open doors to a broad area of self-assembly of complex structures from simple materials.

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