Silicon Nanoparticles (Large Group) (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Silicon Nanoparticles (Large Group)

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This transmission electron microscopy image shows spherical silicon nanoparticles about 10 nanometers in diameter. These particles, created in a UB lab, react with water to quickly produce hydrogen, according to new UB research. Additional images of the particles are available at http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2013/01/017.html.

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Swihart Research Group, University at Buffalo

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