STIR 2 (IMAGE)

Rice University

STIR 2

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A pristine stir bar made of ferromagnetic metal with a PTFE, or Teflon, coating. Rice University chemists discovered the inert bars, which are commonly used to mix chemicals, cause unwanted results during Billups-Birch reactions with carbon and other nanotubes.

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Brandon Martin/Rice University

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