This graphic shows a map of the charge transfer (yellow for positive and cyan for negative) in the reaction at 25, 26 and 90 femtoseconds. Gold atoms are shown in brown, hydrogen in light pink, carbon in green and oxygen in red. (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

This graphic shows a map of the charge transfer (yellow for positive and cyan for negative) in the reaction at 25, 26 and 90 femtoseconds. Gold atoms are shown in brown, hydrogen in light pink, carbon in green and oxygen in red.

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This graphic shows a map of the charge transfer (yellow for positive and cyan for negative) in the reaction at 25, 26 and 90 femtoseconds. Gold atoms are shown in brown, hydrogen in light pink, carbon in green and oxygen in red.

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Graphic by the Jain laboratory at Illinois and the Schatz group at Northwestern University.

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