MATERIALS IMITATE ART A series of cuts can produce unique shapes out of paper (top row) and graphene (bottom, shown in micrographs), which has a millionth the thickness of paper. Researchers created a stretchable sheet (left), a pyramid (center) and a spiral (right).
M. Blees
CLOSER LOOK AT PHOSPHORENE Sheets of phosphorous just one atom thick have a ridged structure, as shown in this illustration. Graphene sheets, which are made of carbon, are flat.
P. Ye
Screws and a plate made of 100 percent silk are shown repairing a fracture in a model skull.
Gabriel Perrone
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