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A single carbon atom stitches flat molecules into 3D structures
Source: Phys.org · Published
Flat is fine for a sheet of paper, but many of the most useful molecules need depth. Now, researchers from Japan have found a way to give them that depth using nothing more than a single carbon atom.
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