WITH the help of a little alcohol, scientists have discovered supposedly impossible chemical reactions in the cold reaches of space. Organic molecules like methanol are being created and destroyed in clouds of interstellar gas, thanks to a spooky process called quantum tunnelling.
The findings, published last week in Nature Chemistry, reveal a mind-boggling phenomenon that seems to be “cheating” the classical laws of physics.
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