news.research.ohiou.edu — A man-made, nanoscale structure developed by University of Akron researchers that could lead to new types of photoelectric cells, molecular batteries and energy storage options is being featured in the latest edition of the international journal Science.
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jmazeMay 12, 2006
This story is inaccurate. One of the guys in my lab has made fractal patterns with gold nanoparticles many times. It just happens on its own under certain conditions. The " used molecular self-assembly techniques to synthesize the molecule in the laboratory." This sounds exactly like what Lloyd has done. However, the project was deemed somewhat uninteresting because putting these nanoparticles onto a surface and getting these structures is not very useful. And our images were done with AFM, and were much prettier to look at. :-) Anyway, I should get back to work.
informerMay 12, 2006
@wstruckemathematical fractals are self similar when magnified or reduced.physical fractals are made of molecules and have a finite limit to their size.glinsvad is talking about how mathematical constructs which are infinitely small cannot be represented by atoms, whoes elements have a smallest size limitation.
wrinklesMay 12, 2006
NOT the first. And what does ONE OF THE FIRST mean anyway?I really hate overblown, exaggerated Digg titles. FIRST NO DIGG! (OK, one of the firsts).
wrinklesMay 12, 2006
@IQ70jmaze is not saying science is inaccurate, but the linked story is inaccurate. IS!
thexderMay 12, 2006
Just like a Mandelbrot degrades around a Feigenbaum point,
mrpackrat42May 13, 2006
"From snowflakes to the leaves on a tree, objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called fractals."Wow. My brain hurts now.