Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World Nick Lane
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
In Oxygen, Nick Lane takes the reader on an enthralling journey as he unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death. IBM Has Made The First Movie Using Single Atoms. Jennifer Welsh | May 1, 2013, 10:58 AM | 3,171 | 8 Smallest Stop-Motion Film" by the Guinness World Record. Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. The Molecule That Made Our World Oxygen – we all need it, we can't live without it. Tomorrow's Material World is Being Built at the Molecular Foundry S. Oxygen is usually found as a molecule made up of two atoms. ( Symbol O ) A nonmetallic element constituting 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume that occurs as a diatomic gas, O 2 , and in many compounds. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans of nearly a metre. Chapter 1; Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World. Above is a class 100 clean room. After World War II, new technologies brought significant improvements to the air separation process used to produce oxygen. The 5,000 molecules of carbon monoxide — a carbon and an oxygen bonded together — used during filming are moved using tiny magnets made of 12 atoms to drag the carbon monoxide. Production volumes and purity levels increased while costs decreased. It's integral to life on this planet. Click on the link to find out more about Antioxidants and Wellness Choices that might help you to find better solutions to your health. IBM atomic-data research made the world's smallest stop-motion film using 12-atom magnets and molecules of carbon monoxide.