Chemists Make Olympic Rings On a Molecular Scale

ananyo writes "Chemists in the UK have made a five-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbon and dubbed it 'olympicene'. The molecule is just a couple of nanometers wide and can be regarded as a little fragment of graphene. Strictly speaking, of course, the molecule might constitute an 'unofficial use' of the motif and land the scientists in court for copyright infringement."

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The Summer Event Police are coming

[Anonymous Coward]

The Summer Event Police will be arresting them and locking them in the Twenty Twelve containment area under Stratford.

All worship our Penta-ringed overlords.

They get the gold in the nerd olympics

[_0x783czar]

now can they make a microscopic torch and a nano bot to carry it?

Rather apt

[bazmail]

Rather apt i'd say considering so many of the athletes are chemistry buffs themselves. I care not a jot.