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Caltech Today | Fri, Sep 11
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Scientists led by Nobel Laureate Robert Grubbs, the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at Caltech, have made molecular "daisy chains" containing threaded rings that can be pulled taut or slackened by chemical stimuli. The polymers signify a step toward making materia...
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