Molecules Spontaneously Form Honycomb 106
Science Daily is reporting that University of California Researchers have discovered a new process in which molecules assemble into complex patterns without any outside guidance. From the article: "Spreading anthraquinone, a common and inexpensive chemical, on to a flat copper surface, Greg Pawin, a chemistry graduate student working in the laboratory of Ludwig Bartels, associate professor of chemistry, observed the spontaneous formation of a two-dimensional honeycomb network comprised of anthraquinone molecules."
Honeycombs Big? (Score:5, Funny)
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Soon to be patented... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Really cool, but surprising? (Score:3, Funny)
There's also that obscure form called diamond.
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As cool as this is, what part of this is "news?"
You must have missed this part:
Obviously this is big news to farmers who raise little tiny chickens.
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Dan East
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Send without hony, allergic to pees
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