Media coverage
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Media coverage
Title Eight Crossings and 192 Atoms Long: the Tightest Knot Ever Tied Media name/outlet The New York Times Country/Territory United States Date 16/01/17 Description British scientists have tied the tightest knot ever tied and, as unlikely as it may seem, this is important. URL https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/science/tightest-knot-ever-tied.html Persons David Leigh Title British Scientists Have Tied the Tightest Knot Ever Media name/outlet Vice Motherboard Country/Territory United States Date 12/01/17 Description You may think you tied the tightest knot ever achieved the last time you struggled to take your shoes off, but that accomplishment actually goes to a group of scientists at Manchester University in the United Kingdom. URL https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/british-scientists-have-tied-the-tightest-knot-ever Persons David Leigh Title Knotty professors: chemists break world record to create tightest knot ever made Media name/outlet The Guardian Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/01/17 Description In a feat that breaks one of the most obscure world records in science, a team of chemists has created a microscopic circular triple helix, or put in more simple terms, the tightest knot ever made. URL https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/12/knotty-professors-chemists-break-world-record-to-create-tightest-knot-ever-made Persons David Leigh Title Molecules tied into beautiful ‘octofoil’ knot for first time Media name/outlet New Scientist Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/01/17 Description The tightest knot ever is also one of the tiniest. Made of strings of molecules braided together, the knot is only 20 nanometres long, and its properties are as yet unknown. But researchers hope that these tied-up molecules could lead to lighter body armour or more flexible surgical sutures. URL https://www.newscientist.com/article/2117870-molecules-tied-into-beautiful-octofoil-knot-for-first-time/ Persons David Leigh
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Advanced materials
Keywords
- materials
- chemistry
- molecular knot