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Science 8 December 2000:
Vol. 290. no. 5498, p. 1875
DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5498.1875
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CHEMISTRY:
Crystals Branch Out Into Exotic Shapes

Robert F. Service

Researchers recently managed to steer crystal growth to make thin rods by controlling the speed at which various faces of crystals grow. Now, a team has elevated this control to an art form, enabling them to make nanosized versions of a variety of shapes including rods, arrows, teardrops, and even four-armed tetrapods shaped like a child's jack.

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