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Surfaces and interfaces

Surfaces and interfaces

How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon

09 Jan 2015
Microscope image of silicon microstructures formed by compressive buckling
Spring time: This complex array of 3D silicon microstructures was formed by compressive buckling. (Courtesy: John Rogers, University of Illinois)
“Tilted table”, “peacock” and “triple-floor building” are just t

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