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Carbon ribbon of pentagons and heptagons shows metallic properties

Researchers synthesize ribbons composed exclusively of five- and seven-carbon rings that exhibit metal-like electron transport.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 28 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 28 Oct 2026. Nature published first, on 28 October at 00:00 UTC; Spotlight news only followed 39h 10m later. The most recent article, from Spotlight news only, appeared on 29 October at 15:10 UTC.

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  1. Ribbon made of carbon pentagons and heptagons has metallic properties Nature ·
  2. Ultrathin carbon ribbons conduct electricity like metals in first successful synthesis Spotlight news only
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