Nanocages

Okay kiddo, so let's pretend you have a big toy chest and you want to put all your little toys in one place. But some of your toys are really small and might get lost in the toy chest if they're not put in something to keep them safe. That's where nanocages come in!

Nanocages are really tiny containers that are smaller than a speck of dust. Scientists make them by putting little molecules together in a certain way so that they form a cage-like structure. These nanocages can hold tiny things like molecules or atoms that might otherwise be difficult to keep track of.

It's kind of like how you might put your little toys in a plastic container with dividers to make sure they all stay in one place and don't get mixed up. Except in this case, the "container" is so small that you can't even see it without a special microscope!

Scientists are excited about nanocages because they can be used for all sorts of things. They can help deliver medicine to a specific part of the body, and they can even be used to capture pollutants in the air or water. So even though they're really small, nanocages can do some pretty big things!