New Material can act as a Molecular Flask (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

New Material can act as a Molecular Flask

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This is a scanning electron microscope image of a new material that self-assembles into a polyhedron using the attractive interactions associated with hydrogen bonds. The shapes then further organize into a crystal lattice that resembles a porous structure called zeolite, an absorbent material with many industrial uses.

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Michael D. Ward, New York University

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