A better building block for creating new materials
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 15:00
in Physics & Chemistry
When chemists or engineers want to make a new type of material, they head to the laboratory and start "cooking." Much like trying to improve upon a food recipe, the process involves trying new chemical ingredients or adjusting cooking times and temperatures. But what if instead of relying on a time-consuming process without guarantees of success, scientists could simply "snap" different chemical "pieces" together to make something new?