MIT chemists have come up with a way to make molecules known as acenes more stable. (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT chemists have come up with a way to make molecules known as acenes more stable.

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MIT chemists have come up with a way to make molecules known as acenes more stable. Here, an artist’s interpretation shows stylized acenes emitting red, orange, yellow, green, and blue light.

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Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT

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