The EPSRC nanotechnology image library

Image by Jeremy Baumberg - University of Southampton, UK

Optical micrograph of arrays of wavelength sized optical mirrors made from gold, each 2 µm across. They are made by growing metal around the bottom of plastic spheres, which can then be removed. A sort of casting process on the smallest scale.

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