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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107193129im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Press Release 06-056 Frictionless Motion Observed in Water
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Discovery could have fundamental implications for chemistry
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![Each rotating cyanide molecule throws back the surrounding water molecules.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107193129im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cn_water__f.jpg) |
Each rotating cyanide molecule creates a shock wave that throws back the surrounding water molecules, allowing it to spin for a time with essentially no friction.
Credit: Nicolle Rager-Fuller, National Science Foundation |
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