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  • Atom Breaks Rules, Beats Friction

    03/30/2006 11:50:15 AM PST · by The_Victor · 58 replies · 1,657+ views
    Live Science ^ | 30 March 2006, 02:05 pm ET | Bjorn Carey
    Scientists have found a molecule that can spin freely in liquid, clearing out water like a person swinging suitcases would clear a crowded room. The molecule spins without causing friction [Video]. That shouldn't be possible, according to a chemical physics theory. The finding could alter the way scientists think about chemical reactions in liquids.Researchers hit a drop of iodine cyanide and water with pulses from an ultraviolet laser, exciting one type of molecule to reconfigure into a small, peanut shape with a carbon atom on one end, a nitrogen atom on the other.The molecule heated up to 8,000 degrees Fahrenheit...