mighty now , the raceway is on to create complex , self - assembling , three dimensional objects . It would be a blessing to manufacturers , aesculapian investigator , and even toy makers . Now , a new techniquehas been developed which not only assembles these objects molecule by molecule , but can do so in many shapes .
The research combines two previously have sex technique — galvanic replacement and the Kirkendall force — into one step , allowing non - organic quartz to be grown at room temperatures . Using this technique , materials scientists have meet single- and dual - palisade open nanoboxes , fullerene - like vault of heaven , and long cylindric rods . In a paper published this week in Science , researchers bring up a laundry list of what these hollow particles can be used for , including “ catalysis , plasmonics , bioencapsulation , drug delivery , and nanoelectronics — where they are excellent benchworks . ” The technique is also eminently scalable , and the researcher have already handle to boost the deduction up to a litre of nanoparticles .
A far outcry from the gray goo robot of nanonightmares , these ego - tack particles are more probable to improve drug delivery than convert the Earth’s surface of the planet into a throbbing blob of goop .
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