Scientists have created the world's thinnest spaghetti: it is 200 times narrower than a human hair

Chemists at University College London have created the world's thinnest spaghetti. They are so thin that they can only be seen with an electron microscope.

The spaghetti was made using ordinary flour, liquid, and an electrically charged device that can create a filament as thin as 372 nanometers – narrower than the wavelength of blue light. The nanopaste was used to create a 2-centimeter-wide mat, Ifl Science writes.

The flour and liquid formic acid were spun using a technique called electrospinning. The raw pasta mixture was pulled through the tip of a needle under an electric charge, forming a spaghetti that is 200 times thinner than a hair.

"To make spaghetti, you push a mixture of water and flour through metal holes. In our study, we did the same thing, except that we pulled the flour mixture through using an electric charge. It's literally spaghetti, but much smaller," said co-author Dr. Adam Clancy.

But instead of using this spaghetti for food, it will be used in medical research, MailOnline writes. According to experts, their achievement is not intended to create new food, but due to the widespread use of extremely thin threads of material called nanofibers, it is for use in medicine.

Nanofibers made from starch, which are produced by most green plants to store excess glucose, are particularly promising and can be used in wound healing dressings. This is because the mats made from these spaghetti are very porous, allowing water and moisture to pass through, but preventing bacteria from penetrating.

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