Solitons could power molecular electronics, artificial muscles

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A solitary electron wave (ripples of red and blue center) travels along a polymer chain causing the chain to bend in the middle. Image courtesy of Ohio State University.
A solitary electron wave (ripples of red and blue, center) travels along a polymer chain, causing the chain to bend in the middle. Image courtesy of Ohio State University.

Scientists have discovered something new about exotic particles called solitons. Since the 1980s, scientists have known that solitons can carry an electrical charge when traveling through certain organic polymers. A new study now suggests that solitons have intricate internal structures.


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