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THE most significant feature of the discussion on “Surface Phenomena?Films” held at the Royal Society on March 12 was the evidence it gave of the very considerable advance which has been made during the last decade in the direction of a synthesis of the biological and the more exact sciences. The opening address by Prof. E. K. Rideal was an illuminating summary of the present state of knowledge of molecular phenomena at interfaces. He emphasised the two fundamental aspects of the wide range of physical, chemical and biological work discussed, namely, the reality and far-reaching importance of molecular orientation at interfaces, and the great wealth of information which can be gained from studying the properties of complex organic molecules, particularly those of biological importance, when spread in monolayers at the surface of aqueous substrates.
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Recent Advances in the Study of Monolayers. Nature 137, 502–503 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137502a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/137502a0