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Wielding the molecular scalpel

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Physicists have used X-rays to execute precise molecular surgery, cutting one chemical bond between atoms while leaving others intact.

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  1. Romberg,R., Heckmair, N., Frigo, S.P., Ogurtsov, A., Menzel, D. & Feulner, P. Atom-Selective Bond Breaking in a Chemisorbed Homonuclear Molecule Induced by Core Excitation: N2/Ru(001) Physical Review Letters 84, 374 - 377 2000.

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