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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkjul /


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Scientists have observed how energy moves through a molecule immediately after it absorbs light, revealing that individual atoms can record very different parts of the transformation.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Using rapid X-ray flashes produced at the European XFEL, the researchers followed changes at specific atoms as the molecule released and redistributed the absorbed energy.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

The molecule then quickly bends out of its normally flat structure.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Between them, they arranged six atoms, including a dioxygen molecule, that connected the two neodymium atoms.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

By the early 1940s, biochemists had broken cells apart to reveal their chemical constituents and identified various molecules in living systems—but the molecule that carried the code of heredity was still unknown.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Scientists cannot determine whether those organic molecules were produced through biologic or geologic processes.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Two signaling molecules appeared to push behavior in opposite directions, depending on the ant's age and internal condition.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The word hydrate means that water molecules are built into the material's structure.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Possible targets include functional organic molecules, biomolecular building blocks, and materials designed to capture or transfer energy from light.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Most students of Titan agree that complex organic molecules are the most likely explanation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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