"Revolutionary Nanomaterials Created through Bottom-Up Method by Scientists"

Scientists from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg have developed nanomaterials using a bottom-up approach, exploiting the directional growth of crystals during crystallization. The resulting nanostructures, which consist of worm-like rods with embedded nanoparticles, have potential applications in various fields, including information processing and catalysis. The researchers used individual silicon dioxide particles and grafted polymer molecules to control the building-up process. The collaboration between the two universities and the use of computer simulations were crucial in understanding the complex molecular processes involved in the formation of these nanostructures.