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Controlling the Degree of Twist in Nanostructured Particles for the First Time

For the first time, controlling the degree of twist in nanostructured particles
The graphic shows light waves approaching the twisted metal bowties and being turned by the bowtie shape. The ability to control the degree of twist in a curling, nanostructured material could be a useful new tool in chemistry and machine vision. Credit: Ella Maru Studio

Micron-sized “bow ties,” self-assembled from nanoparticles, form a variety of different curling shapes that can be precisely controlled, a research team led by the University of Michigan has shown.

The development opens the way for easily producing materials that interact with twisted light, providing new tools for machine vision and producing medicines.

While biology is full of twisted structures like DNA, known as chiral structures, the degree of twist is locked in—trying to change it breaks the structure...

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