Chemists tie a knot using only 54 atoms

Scientists at the University of Western Ontario in Canada and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created a remarkable invention

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They have inadvertently created the smallest and the tightest knot ever, consisting of a mere 54 atoms.

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With this invention, the scientists at these universities have also surpassed a 2020 record in China.

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The 54 atoms in this incredible microscopic tangle twist around three times into an interlacing loop called a trefoil knot.

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These atoms have no loose ends and also hold importance in the Mathematical Knot Theory.

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This theory implies the study of closed curves in three dimensions, and their possible deformations without one part cutting through another.

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Also, an interesting feature of this knot is that it is in the shape of a clove and is the simplest of the nontrivial knots.

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Thank You!

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