Black phosphorus treatment on bacteria (IMAGE) RMIT University Caption The ball shapes are bacteria and the “sheet” is black phosphorus, under the microscope at RMIT University. (Note these images have been coloured in post-production.) Credit Aaron Elbourne and colleagues, RMIT University Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Adaptations must be shared under the same terms. License CC BY-SA Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.