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Starchy nanofibers shatter the record for world’s thinnest pasta

The fibers, made from white flour and formic acid, average just 372 nanometers in diameter

A mesh of thin gray fibers.

Ultrathin nanofibers (seen here in an image from a scanning electron microscope) made from flour and formic acid measure just about 370 nanometers thick — the thinnest noodles on record.

Beatrice Britton, Adam Clancy

By Skyler Ware

The world record for the thinnest pasta has been shattered, though the new, narrow noodles are better suited to wound dressings than the dinner table.