![A team of NYU chemists has created malleable and microscopic self-assembling particles that can serve as the next generation of building blocks in the creation of synthetic materials. The research focused on engineering particles a micrometer in width -- about 1/200th the width of a strand of human hair (on which the particles [pink and blue] are placed in the above image). Credit: Image courtesy of the Sacanna lab.](https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/07/160718093149_1_540x360.jpg "Click to enlarge")
A team of NYU chemists has created malleable and microscopic self-assembling particles that can serve as the next generation of building blocks in the creation of synthetic materials. The research focused on engineering particles a micrometer in width — about 1/200th the width of a strand of human hair (on which the particles [pink and blue] are placed in the above image). Credit: Image courtesy of the Sacanna lab.
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