These little things look exactly like flowers—and that’s because they’re meant to. But in real life you’d never be able to spot them, because they are in fact microscopic crystals grown on the surface of a razor blade.
The images—which take a starring role on the cover of this week’s issue of Science—were produced by Wim L. Noorduin, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
via Gizmodo
Image: Wim L. Noorduin
