Nano-breakthrough: Solving the case of the herringbone crystal
Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Leading nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, but they were left with a mystery: Why did some sets of crystals arrange themselves in an alternating, herringbone style? To find out, they turned to experts in computer simulation at the University of Michigan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.