All done with mirrors: NIST microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Sun, 03/09/2008 - 23:00

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions.

The researchers hope the technology, which NIST plans to patent, will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of nanoparticles in fluids and, ultimately, process control techniques to optimize the assembly of nanotech devices.

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