However, unlike most previously known fullerenes, the new shapes’ hundreds of faces are flat rather than warped, and the atoms in the molecule are equally spaced. The shapes’ flat faces make ...

"There could be interesting things to discover." Here's a snapshot of the newly discovered shape-alphabet. Top 30 Molecular Shapes Molecules are clusters of atoms joined like Tinkertoys.

Scientists at the University of Manchester have created a new molecular shape -- a group of interlocking rings, twisted into a six-pointed "Star of David." But they weren't inspired by the shape's ...

Fractals make pretty posters, but they also describe stunning 3D molecular shapes. A fractal describes a geometric shape that has the same patterns at many different size scales, like a branching ...

To test their sensitivity to molecule shape, the scientists exposed the films to a mixture of rhodamine B and protoporphyrin IX, two different neutral molecules of similar molecular weight, in ...