Colloidal Clusters with 6 Particles (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Colloidal Clusters with 6 Particles

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This is a picture from the optical microscope of two clusters at N=6 particles. The one on the right is an octahedron. Note: The particles are polystyrene spheres, 1 micrometer in diameter.

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Vinothan Manoharan, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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