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Molecules squeezed and stroked

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Soft matter is often found in tight spots. A study shows that tangled chain-like molecules, squeezed between solid surfaces and stroked by sliding, might become exceptionally ordered.

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Figure 1: Squeezing out the tangles.

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  2. Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 61821, USA

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Granick, S., Lin, Z. & Bae, S. Molecules squeezed and stroked. Nature 425, 467–468 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/425467a

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