Word: carbons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cooper's specialty is constructing completely original molecules, each with a host of new properties. In particular he deals with bonding carbon atoms onto metal atoms, a process which until recently was considered a scientific impossibility...
Cooper's current research on carbons proves his importance. Carbon is a key ingredient in gasoline and plastics, and carbon dioxide is one of ten most abundant potential sources of carbon; by attaching a stable carbon dioxide molecule to a metal center, a new substance is created which in principle may be used as a carbon source, and hence a potential energy source...
...instance, he says, "As recently as 15 years ago, a bond between a metal and a carbon atom wasn't considered possible. People said it would be too weak. But the rules have changed and new ideas are forming rapidly...
...Fields does not: "I want them to see who kills them." He can taste it. "I'm ready," he deadpans. "I strangled my neighbor's dog this morning. He was only a mutt." A referee in the center of the field distributes to everyone a pistol, holster, carbon-dioxide cartridges, goggles and brightly colored "elimination" vests for those who are shot. Before departing, the referee warns the weekend warriors to be wary of rattlesnakes. Under his breath, Kanew sneers, "You have to distinguish between the snakes in the field and the ones who come to play...
...main cause of Cairo's air pollution, though, is its traffic jams, which are caused not only by swarms of cars, increasing by 15% a year, but also by the 80,000 animal carts that clog the narrow streets and create their own fumes. Carbon monoxide levels in some areas are three to four times what U.S. experts consider dangerous...