Honorable Mention

Category

Unusual

David X. Lou | xl74@cornell.edu

JEOL 1200
Octahedral silica nanocages are prepared by a facile one-step approach, which also enabled controlled functionalization with Pt in the cavities. The strategy is based on mediated deposition of silica on simultaneously generated salt quasi-templates, which can be simply removed by washing with water.

Chemical Engineering

Lynden A. Archer | laa25@cornell.edu