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Science 24 November 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5240, pp. 1299 - 1300
DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5240.1299
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Research News

Robert F. Service

Recently scientists have coaxed inorganic compounds to self-assemble into a hierarchy of successively larger patterns: Atoms arranged in a crystalline lattice lead to larger walls surrounding arrays of pores and finally to bowls and spheres up to 100 micrometers across. These are the first tiny steps toward self-assembled complex objects, such as computer chips.




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