Stain and waterproof cotton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cotton covered in nanoparticles (blue). The covering of nanoparticles prev

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Stain and waterproof cotton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cotton covered in nanoparticles (blue). The covering of nanoparticles prevents any water or dirt particles from reaching the cotton. Magnification: x33,300 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 4515px × 3898px
Photo credit: © EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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