To make spaghetti, you push a mixture of water and flour through metal holes.
Its literally spaghetti but much smaller.
The key ingredient in these nanofibers is starch, which most green plants produce to store extra glucose.
A scanning electron microscope image of the “nanopasta.“© Beatrice Britton / Adam Clancy
But purifying starch requires lots of processing.
Weve shown that a simpler way to make nanofibers using flour is possible.
The formic acid evaporated before the fibers landed on the plate.
A view of the nanofiber mat held between a researcher’s fingers. © Beatrice Britton / Adam Clancy
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