New Crystal (IMAGE) University of California - Los Angeles Caption In the crystal developed by UCLA researchers, a metallo-organic framework (top and bottom layers of molecules) surrounds central sphere-like shapes, which can rotate at up to 50 billion rotations per second. Credit Kendall Houk Laboratory/UCLA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.