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Porous material can arrange disordered gas molecules into a crystal-like structure, study predicts

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Porous material can arrange disordered gas molecules into a crystal-like structure, study predicts

Capturing carbon or storing hydrogen to combat global warming requires compressing gases into sponge-like porous materials. Until now, gas molecules were thought to adsorb in a disordered manner throughout the pores. But what if invisible gas molecules could be lined up in regular order - like ice crystals or LEGO bricks?

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