{"253811":{"#nid":"253811","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Creating Magnetic Pollen","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have turned to flowers for inspiration in designing materials with novel properties. The team synthesized magnetic replicas of sunflower pollen grains out of iron oxide. The particles\u2019 magnetic properties and spiky surfaces allow them to adhere to a wide range of surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKenneth H. Sandhage, a materials scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology, and his group receive funding from the U.S. Air Force to develop bioinspired materials for sensors and other applications. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/91\/web\/2013\/11\/Mimicking-Pollens-Sticky-Tricks.html\u0022\u003EFor more information follow this link.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers use nature\u0027s patterns to create new materials with amazing properties."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2013-11-12 11:09:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"251391":{"id":"251391","type":"image","title":"Magnetic Pollen","body":null,"created":"1449243813","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:33","changed":"1475894931","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:51","alt":"Magnetic Pollen","file":{"fid":"198119","name":"pollen.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pollen_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pollen_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":21384,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pollen_0.jpg?itok=sGg4zpSM"}}},"media_ids":["251391"],"groups":[],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3024","name":"biomaterials"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"79711","name":"Kenneth H. Sandhage"},{"id":"1785","name":"nanomaterials"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}