A non-porous crystal that can inhale and exhale sulphur dioxide gas without imploding offers a new way to make nanostructures. Microscopic gas sensors and switches could soon be created using this simple chemistry.
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Steed, J. Crystals that breathe. Nature 406, 943–944 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35023194
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