(Image: Chun Li, Liang Huang, Gayatri Pongur Snigdha and Linyou Cao, North Carolina State University)
A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but it's unlikely to be this small. This beautifully intricate flower-like structure has petals only 20 to 30 nanometres thick - making the world's smallest orchid look like a triffid....Read the full story via NewCcientist.com - Short Sharp Science: Tiny crystal flower blooms in a furnace
