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Quantum tweaks to molecules may unlock new electronic properties?

UMaine scientists are exploring how subtle changes to molecules, or “quantum tweaks,” impact the electronic properties of new materials.
A U.S. Department of Energy grant will fund University of Maine researchers as they explore an alternative to shrinking electronics. Led by assistant professor Tomas Marangoni, the team is building materials from metal atoms connected by a novel class of…
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