Chemistry controlled on tiniest scale can create hollow nanoparticles

The same process that creates rust could be used to design new drug-delivery or energy technologies

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OXIDATION IN ACTION  Rust is just one type of iron oxide. By studying the process of oxidation in atomic-level detail, scientists can learn to better control it, creating oxides that are useful instead of just eyesores.

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Blame oxidation for rusted bridges and browned avocados.