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Perfect Crystals Grown by Cancelling Out Gravity on Earth

Posted by Zonk on from the hippies-across-the-globe-cheer dept.

willatnewscientist writes "Researchers in the Netherlands and Japan have found a way to grow perfect crystals in 'zero gravity' here on Earth. By exploiting the way a powerful magnet influences diamagnetic materials they have been able to grow protein crystals without the defects normally introduced as a result of gravity (The same trick has been used to levitate a frog before). Normally, such crystals are grown in space, such as aboard the International Space Station."

2 of 83 comments (clear)

  1. hmmm... by nowhere.elysium · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    am i alone in finding the levitating frog cooler? or is it just the weed talking again?

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    http://xkcd.com/313/
  2. Re:Yes, but... by primeblend · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    this is funny how? mods, please.