Frigid Space Speeds Chemical Reaction

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Frigid Space Speeds Chemical Reaction

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Jul 1, 2013

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A reaction between two common molecules occurs much faster at frosty interstellar temperatures than on our toasty Earth due to a cold-stabilized transition and quantum tunneling. John Matson reports

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Jul 1, 2013

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