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You've heard of molecular machines? Molecules within the living cell operate like machines to perform different functions that the cell needs. 

Now a certain molecule may be used to destroy cancer cells. At the Tour Lab of Rice University in Texas, a research scientist (photo) has found that these certain molecules can be made to resonate in unison. When stimulated by near-infrared light, their resonance causes the cell membrane of cancerous cells to rupture.

Nanoscientist James Tour, whose lab is doing amazing things, says “It is a whole new generation of molecular machines that we call molecular jackhammers.”

"According to the study published in Nature Chemistry, the method had a 99 percent efficiency against lab cultures of human melanoma cells, and half of the mice with melanoma tumors became cancer-free after treatment."

Exploding cancer cells--a great discovery.

from Rice University

Dr. Tour's story

His credentials, awards, positions, inventions, patents, professional papers are so numerous that I'm not going to list them for you. They're easy to google. This is one of the premier scientists in the world.

Given the materialist worldview so predominant among scientists, it might surprise you that Dr. James Tour is a born-again Christian. He doesn't hide it. Check out his website.

Raised in New York City among a Jewish family, he transitioned to Christian faith as a freshman in college. If your curiosity is raised about how that happened, watch him explain briefly while he also talks about his love of working at the level of molecules: "When I discover things, I see the hand of God."

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Graphene was created years ago (2004), a wonderful new innovative material that got science and technology people excited because there are so many ways it could be used. 

How big is an atom? That's how thin it is: a single layer of carbon atoms tightly bonded, "extremely strong, stable, and conductive."

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But discovery is not enough. Methods to produce it must be explored. As you would expect, the cheaper and easier way produces lower quality, while high quality is harder and more expensive. That's why graphene hasn't gone main stream yet, even with its promising features. 

A breakthrough was achieved three years ago. A team led by Dr. James Tour at Rice University published their research in 2020 showing a method that's both cheap and relatively easy, that produces graphene using carbon-based "household refuse." 

Yes, it's a little like alchemy, making gold from garbage.

from Forbes

(cont'd tomorrow)