“People are interested in nanoparticle superlattices because of the promise of building designer materials where you have more say in what types of structures they can actually build into.”

MIT News · Nov 1 · MIT-led team unveils flexible-connector method for nanoparticle materials

“This is a new approach in nanoparticle assembly that hasn't been investigated before. It's exciting to have a new tool that is so counterintuitive.”

MIT News · Nov 1 · MIT-led team unveils flexible-connector method for nanoparticle materials

“That means if you know what your building blocks are and how they're arranged, you can explain what properties materials have. Controlling that is how you make materials that have new properties.”

MIT News · Nov 1 · MIT-led team unveils flexible-connector method for nanoparticle materials