When they were combined, they bonded to form a well-ordered, spacious crystal. It was like a diamond filled with innumerable cavities.

 

The chemistry laureate who built a whole new field of chemistry – Richard Robson.

In 1989, this year's chemistry laureate Robson tried using the inherent properties of atoms in a new way. He combined positively charged copper ions with a four-armed molecule; this had a chemical group that was attracted to copper ions at the end of each arm. When they were combined, they bonded to form a well-ordered, spacious crystal. It was like a diamond filled with innumerable cavities.

開創全新化學領域的諾貝爾化學獎得主－理查‧羅布森。

1989年，今年的諾貝爾化學獎得主羅布森嘗試以一種新的方式利用原子的固有屬性。他將帶正電的銅離子與一個四臂分子結合在一起；該分子的每個臂末端都有一個化學基團，可以吸引銅離子。當它們結合在一起時，它們結合形成了一個有序、寬敞的晶體，就像一顆充滿無數空腔的鑽石。