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Researchers See Complex Atomic Choreography as Crystals Melt

Posted February 2, 2009 Atlanta

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Conga lines of atoms wend their way through a crystal, their numbers growing as more and more atoms join the migration. The worm-like lines of atoms randomly converge, forming tangles that evolve into droplets of liquid that signal the beginning of the complicated process known as melting.

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