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MSU Chemists Become the First to Solve an 84-year-old Theory


December 22, 2011

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The same principle that causes figure skaters to spin faster as they draw their arms into their bodies has now been used by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers to understand how molecules move energy around following the absorption of light. In the current issue of Science, MSU chemist Jim McCusker demonstrates for the first time, the effect is real, and also suggests how scientists could use it to control and predict chemical reaction pathways in general.Full Story

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