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Victoria Atkinson

A new twist on matter? Strange 'Half-Mӧbius' molecule has rare properties chemists have never seen before

A twisted black and white striped ribbon is covered with small black and white dots against a white background.

Researchers have created an unusually twisted molecule with a never-before-seen electronic structure.

The new molecular architecture, dubbed half-Mӧbius topology, "is another knob that we can turn in order to make and manipulate matter," and expands our fundamental understanding of physics and chemistry, co-lead author Igor Rončević, a lecturer in computational and theoretical chemistry at the University of Manchester in the U.K., told Live Science.

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