Zeolites are materials with widespread applications. A newly synthesized example has desirably large pores, as well as the virtue of thermal stability, and shows the value of structure-prediction programs.
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Lobo, R. The promise of emptiness. Nature 443, 757–758 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443757a
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