Particles in Tube (IMAGE) DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Caption Close up photograph of the self-assembling particles in the clear acrylic tube. These particles consist of cut plastic straws (blue) sealed to a flat plastic chip (black), which float on top of a water-glycerin solution. Credit Chad Ropp/Berkeley Lab Usage Restrictions Editorial use only. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.