cenchempics: Secret shapeshifting scienceThe Chempics team saw this group of crystals on the Insta
cenchempics: Secret shapeshifting science The Chempics team saw this group of crystals on the Instagram feed of Durham University PhD student Rob Ives and wanted to know more. The compound is Cucurbit[6]uril, and it’s part of Ives’s graduate work on “nonconvalent control of shapeshifting molecules,” he says, adding mysteriously, “that’s all I can really say for now, I’m afraid.” A little digging reveals the satisfyingly symmetrical structure for Cucurbit[6]uril shown. Well, Rob, you’ve piqued our curiosity! — Craig BettenhausenCredit: Rob Ives, Durham University (@rob_ives on Instagram)Do science. Take pictures. Win money. Enter our photo contest here.Click here to see more Chemistry in Pictures. -- source link
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