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MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures
ScienceDailyWednesday, November 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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MIT scientists have challenged two decades of conventional thinking by discovering that flexible molecular connections, rather than rigid ones, can unlock entirely new ways to arrange nanoparticles.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. MIT scientists have challenged two decades of conventional thinking by discovering that flexible molecular connections, rather than rigid ones, can unlock entirely new ways to arrange nanoparticles.
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MIT scientists have challenged two decades of conventional thinking by discovering that flexible molecular connections, rather than rigid ones, can unlock entirely new ways to arrange nanoparticles.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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