Science & Technology - Thursday, August 27, 2009 16:42 - 2 Comments

Nanoscale, Lego by Lego

A tiny white ball is released into a Lego board with peg pieces, immersed in a tank filled with glycerol, to help researchers visualize what happens at nanoscale in microfluidic arrays. (Credit: Will Kirk/ Johns Hopkins University)

JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Forget the giant robots and blocky spaceships. A team of engineers is snapping together Legos to visualize life at the nanoscale. Continue…