Space: The final frontier in silicon chemistry

Space: The final frontier in silicon chemistry
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2014 - Silicon, which is one of the most common elements in the Earth's crust, is also sprinkled abundantly throughout interstellar space. The only way to identify silicon-containing molecules in the far corners of the cosmos - and to understand the chemistry that created them - is to observe through telescopes the electromagnetic radiation the molecules emit. Scientists from the University of To ... more

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