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Knot Not Easy to Knot

Knot Not Easy to Knot

Science Quickly

January 18, 20173m 35s

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Chemists have synthesized the most complex molecular knot ever, using a strand just 192 atoms long. The advance could lead to new tougher materials. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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