Spaghetti-like nanofibres made by electrospinning wheat flour

Spaghetti closeup

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Team calculate their ‘nanopasta’ is ‘approximately a thousand times’ thinner than threads of god

Researchers in the UK have electrospun white wheat flour into nanofibers they say could find use as biodegradable bandages. Moreover, at just 372nm in diameter, the team calculate their ‘nanopasta’ is ‘approximately a thousand times’ thinner than su filindeu, the thinnest pasta to be made by hand.