Atom Clusters Have Interesting Properties

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers have found clusters of aluminum atoms that have chemical properties similar to single atoms of of other elements. That, says Science Blog, could open the door to a new periodic table of cluster elements to create compounds with distinctive properties never seen before."

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3 easy steps to prevent dupes

[EnronHaliburton2004]

Dear slashdot editors,

Here are 3 easy steps on how to prevent duplicate articles. This is why your employeer pays you money.

1. Use your own search feature to search for the actual hyperlink and/or a few keywords.
2. Scan the article list over the last few days.

This will prevent the vast majority of Dupes, and it won't take too much of your time.

Finally, you should CHECK EMAIL SENT TO DADDYPANTS. Why isn't this done?

Frequently, email to 'daddypants' bounces back. Other times, the email is ignored and the duplicate article is posted. I rarely see a duplicate article get pulled from the queue.

If you actually check email sent to daddypants, it might encourage well-meaning /. readers to use that feature more often.

You have an army of subscribers who are willing to help out AND PAY YOU MONEY TO DO SO.

With my non-troll account, I am actually a subscriber. I like reading the articles before they get slashdotted, sometimes I'll post the text to a /. post, and if I see a duplicate article I send an email. I want to help, and I long for what /. used to be...