Rubin approached the problem with the method, research and precision of an artful academic and in the end, she argues she really did make herself happier.

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The two molecules are chemically linked, and the resulting dimer allows for interesting precision in the conversion of light to electricity, and the method of production that the Brookhaven scientists developed actually enables them to play around with different sized molecules fullerenes and quantum dots both.

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