Superatoms mimic elements: Research gives new perspective on periodic table

Monday, December 28, 2009 - 16:14 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have shown that certain combinations of elemental atoms have electronic signatures that mimic the electronic signatures of other elements. The findings could lead to much cheaper materials for widespread applications such as new sources of energy, methods of pollution abatement, and catalysts on which industrial nations depend heavily for chemical processing.

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