covalent
Americanadjective
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Through both laboratory experiments and computer simulations, the researchers discovered that Ca2+ ions move quickly along aligned carbonyl groups inside the structured pores of the covalent organic frameworks.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
To address these problems, a team led by Prof. Yoonseob KIM, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, engineered redox covalent organic frameworks to function as QSSEs.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
Classical computers have managed the calculation for molecules as large as pentacene, a chain of five hydrocarbon rings with 22 electrons in “pi” covalent bonds, which govern the molecule’s shape and reactivity.
From Science Magazine ● May 30, 2024
The interface locks materials together through covalent interactions and unlocks them on demand using heat or chemistry.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
Ms. Faraci stood at the Smart Board trying to explain covalent bonds, which we were supposed to have reviewed the previous night.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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