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Even with defects, graphene is strongest material in the world

June 2, 2013 – 4:00 pm
  • Even with defects, graphene is strongest material in the world - In a new study, published in Science, Columbia Engineering researchers demonstrate that graphene, even if stitched together from many small crystalline grains, is almost as strong as graphene in its perfect crystalline form.(10.1126/science.1235126)

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    Atom by atom, bond by bond, a chemical reaction caught in the act

    June 1, 2013 – 8:01 am
  • Atom by atom, bond by bond, a chemical reaction caught in the act - Scientists have produced remarkable images of carbon atoms and the bonds among them. Resembling glowing textbook diagrams, hydrocarbon molecules are shown in high resolution for the first time before and after bond-breaking, rearrangement, and reforming of bonds during a complex chemical reaction.(10.1126/science.1238187)

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    Scientists capture first images of molecules before and after reaction

    May 31, 2013 – 3:01 pm
  • Scientists capture first images of molecules before and after reaction - Using atomic force microscopy, chemists for the first time can capture images of molecules before and after they react, which will allow them to better tune reactions to get the products they want. Chemists and physicists joined forces to develop the technique, which could help scientists study and improve catalytic reactions like those used widely in industry to make chemicals or crack oil.(10.1126/science.1238187)

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