Hacker News with Generative AI: Molecules

The Cosmos Teems with Complex Organic Molecules (quantamagazine.org)
Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain.
Space, Science, Astronomy, Organic Chemistry, Molecules
11 points by rbanffy 7 days ago | 0 comments
Astronomers discover complex carbon molecules in interstellar space (sciencealert.com)
A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust.
Astronomy, Space, Chemistry, Molecules
130 points by Brajeshwar 27 days ago | 37 comments
In 1870, Lord Rayleigh used oil and water to calculate the size of molecules (atomsonly.news)
Many decades before the discovery of x-rays and the invention of powerful microscopes, Lord Rayleigh calculated the size of a single molecule. And he did it, remarkably, using little more than oil, water, and a pen. His inspiration was none other than Benjamin Franklin.
Physics, Science, History, Molecules
571 points by mailyk 59 days ago | 200 comments