Chemists make playdough/Lego-like hybrid to create tiny building blocks

Chemists make playdough/Lego-like hybrid to create tiny building blocks 09/20/2017 03:13 PM EDT Playdough and Legos are among the most popular childhood building blocks. But what could you use if you wanted to create something really small--a structure less than the width of a human hair? It turns out, a team of chemists has found, this can be achieved by creating particles that have both playdough and Lego traits. Full story at http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/september/chemists-make-playdough-lego-like-hybrid-to-create-tiny-building.html Source New York University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111