Magnetic Nanocubes Self-assemble Into Helical Superstructures

Materials made from nano-particles have long been touted as the future viable solar energy production and better touch screens. The black box between the present and the future of these wonder-materials is organizing the nanoparticles into orderly arrangements. Nanoparticles of magnetite, the most abundant magnetic material on earth, are found in living organisms from bacteria to birds. Nanocrystals of magnetite self-assemble into fine compass needles in the organism that help it to navigate. read more

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