Two-dimensional polymers are potentially useful structures — if we could only understand their properties. Observations of one polymer's intricate, two-stage, melting transition may help us do just that.
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Kramer, E. Melted by mistakes. Nature 437, 824–825 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/437824b
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