Wrench 1.7 Nanometers Wide (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Wrench 1.7 Nanometers Wide

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A blue wrench (of molecules) to adjust a green bolt (a pillarene ring) that binds a yellow chemical "guest." It's a new tool -- just 1.7 nanometers wide -- that could help scientists catalyze and create a host of useful new materials.

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Severin Schneebeli, UVM

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