Buckyballs (C60) - Periodic Table of Videos

[jcasaubon]

There was no credit given to Buckminster Fuller in this video. I mean the structure is actually named after the guy. Give him some credit! Otherwise great video.

[TheRealGeriBoss]

I bet the Professor was born with that awesome hair!

[SuperTechieJ]

2:00 "some chemists are not sportingly aware."

It seems like scientists and Accountants (namely - me) are very similar!

[elmotouchesme97]

I have no plans to study chemistry in the near future, I'm more into astronomy, but these videos are extremely interesting... I love them!

[HWGuyEG]

I want more of this guy in videos, he seems nice.

[aatishhake]

Look at the mug near Professor. The words are true..... He is the world's Best advisor

[Stelomat]

if he would been my chemistry teacher i whould have become a chemist 4 sure i find it very very a interesting and mindteasing to watch ur videos ty 4 making them

[StarSpawn06]

1:20

"The Professor" ...

that epithet reminds me of certain cartoons XD

[IqsMontegro]

allotrope



[wybo2]

C60.... Isn't that a term homeopathics use?

[pctiu]

1:20 Pete the pedo

[isobelfloreal]

I swear I've seen that coffee cup on another professor's desks in other documentaries ;)

[ceneezer]

Actually a soccer ball has pentagons on it, not only hexagons

[KnuckleAndSlider]

@ceneezer Buckminsterfullerene also has pentagons

[jasonchuu]

jew fro!

[gricka31]

Me @ yo mama

[Monosandalos]

LOL @ the microphone freaking out with the ultrasound bath machine

[luigi90900]

Where can i get the model of C60 at 1:00?

[Ndizzyinthehizzy]

I have always wondered, what is the point of balancing equations?

[TheHueification]

@Ndizzyinthehizzy Take the formation of water (unbalanced) as an example:

1. H2 + O2 --> H2O

Compared to the correctly balanced version:

2. 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O

The correctly balanced version tells that we need twice as much hydrogen as oxygen to make the reaction happen, and we'll get the same number of water molecules at the end as hydrogen when we started.  This is pretty important in an industrial setting; an unbalanced equation is like a (cooking) recipe without quantities.

[Ndizzyinthehizzy]

@TheHueification Thank You

[TheHueification]

@Ndizzyinthehizzy Also, if a reaction has more than one product, then the balanced version tells you how much of each you're going to get. If a particular reaction *can't* be balanced, then it means the reaction is impossible. Finally, (and this is just a theory) the number of molecules that take part in a chemical reaction is important, because they all have to meet at the same place and time -- so more molecules required for a reaction means less reactions per second, so it'll go slower.

[phoenixflames44]

My good friend goes to Rice University where Bucky Balls were discovered, and he is good friends with Dr. Tour who works with these things and is considered to be one of the top ten chemists in the world.

[kitkitmeow24]

@GRAHAMAUS then why is the guy the minister of buck

[HiDantheBear]

damn this guy is shaky

[frustumator]

This is easily one of my favorite videos from this channel... just really fascinating. :)

[trespire]

"it's a football...some chemists are not sportingly aware".

Love the professors dry sense of humour

[CoyoteBuddy]

I've read science fiction where Buckyballs are mentioned. Now I know what they were talking about. Thank you!

[Hashime777222]

Nanotechnology has many applications for the buckeye ball.

[MrTechGuy1995]

Where can I find these nanoscopic pictures of atoms?

[kitkitmeow24]

buck minister full of what?

[GRAHAMAUS]

@kitkitmeow24 It's named after Buckminster Fuller, who invented the geodesic dome, which has the same geometric arrangement. I'd post a link but YT doesn't let me...

[danielth]

World's Best Advisor!?

[RSXdaLV]

I have a weird conception about solvents (I haven't yet learned further than acid anhydrous something (e.g. CO2 or SO3)) So basically I remember a publication about adding hydrogen to graphene making graphane (I really hope i don't say the wrong names here) which makes transformation in it's bonds structure and for each carbon atom there's an hydrogen. So like that, can something be done with C60 without destroying it's structure, and making it an solvent? Or changes due to hydrogen bonds?

[RSXdaLV]

@RSXdaLV Reply to myself - there would be only one H+ side so that shouldn't be possible.

[TheSolarmike]

I believe when a element or compound is physically locked inside another it is referred to as a inclusion complex or an adduct.

Imagine octahedral structured C60 would it be as hard as diamond but maybe light as styrofoam ? Hum ?

[bedmasmath]

@tiredofphailspelling and one of a few people i have had pleasure of hearing them use the word "troughs" (sp)

[MyriadesusTV]

Are you Albert Einstein's brother?

[jasmith101]

You didn't mention Carbon Nano tubes! They were discovered accidentally as a "byproduct" of the Arc Discharge process of C60 synthesis.

[Kassarth]

Most pathetic description of sonochemistry I've heard so far

[roidroid]

@5:19 and when i turn it on, it makes this rather...

ALL GLORY TO HYPNOTOAD

[bedmasmath]

@roidroid lmao

[ThePyroProduction]

i think the prof should get a nobel prize for wacky hair! lol.

[TheBenEEeee]

I like how the chemist says, "...to save time I'm going to use Ultra-Sonic Bath" so nonchalantly.

I can imagine him saying "To clear forest, I'm going to use Nuclear device" or "To disperse protesters, I'm going to use Death-ray" in the same manner.

"To thicken hair volume, I'm going to use Incinerator oven."

[Kassarth]

lmao

"To shave crotch, I'm going to use particle disintegrator."

The name is quite sci-fi but it is as simple as shaving the crotch...

[ViraIVideos]

Intellectual stimulation. Something everyone wants.

[Neamento]

Is He@C60 neutrally buoyant or is it just a lighter form, and would there be any way of using that in the same way we use carbon nanotubes-fiber? Also is there any application for the use of C60 in smelting?

[Guinnie]

cool video thumbs up

[sorry8140]

what was the mistake in the periodic table in your last vid?

[imaball]

"so i have two beakers" you mean erlen meyer flasks?

[lulzwhot]

@imaball

real chemists just call them beakers, nerd.

[Glassjaw003]

This world would be much better if PeriodicVideos had 1.6million subscribers, and not Fred. Not to say Fred doesn't deserve his viewers, but if more people were interested in science and less in a kid who changes the intensity of his voice, the world would be a greater place by now.

[HWGuyEG]

@Glassjaw003

That fag like most big youtube channels has a huge marketing background.

I wish this channel was big.

[neogeo328]

@Glassjaw003 Great, yes. There would be more knowledge by now, possibly. However, as there are more people in science, the competition increases as well. I wonder how all the knowledge we may have potentially gained would help humanity.

As for Fred, all the subscribers should move anywhere else but there.

[artifactingreality]

@Glassjaw003 "Not to say Fred doesn't deserve his viewers". Fred deserves his viewers, and they deserve him.

I blame the schools. Particularly in Britain and America, we seem to have devalued maths and science. I spent hundreds of hours of my life sitting in "science" classes, yet no one ever bothered to teach me any of the massively interesting things I can learn now simply by watching youtube videos. Evidently passing tests is far more important than knowledge! Todays schools are a disgrace

[HUsoldier171]

@Glassjaw003 your exactly right i feel the same way im a 15 year old who loves chhemistry and i find it very annoying when i show my friends an experiment such as homemade sodium chlorate plus a gummy bear they just sit hey and go "ooh pretty fire"

[nerdalert226]

@Glassjaw003 very true

[ma356289]

@Glassjaw003 you mean justin bieber right?

[Glassjaw003]

@ma356289 When I posted this, no I didn't. Bieber wasn't as big and Fred was #1.

[derick1259]

@Glassjaw003 Actually, raywilliamjohnson is number one at the moment. Which makes me angry.

[Glassjaw003]

@derick1259 Not almost 2 years ago. Fred was one when I originally posted my comment. Him being number one doesn't anger me as much as Fred, not nearly. He actually had a good idea, and profited off of it. I do still wish something informative was up there.

[cubezen]

Thanks for this video its very interesting.

[glenwoofit]

Sounds like the guy from Star Trek......

[colinstu]

World's Best* Advisor.

[rapturecase]

I'm always surprised to see how empty the labs are in these videos. Are the videos shot at some time of day when the labs aren't usually in use?

[taelok]

The Light of Other Days, by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, explore the uses of these very same Bucky balls.

[myshowTM]

why isn't pencil carbon combustiable?

[lulzwhot]

@myshowTM

it is.

[physicsbugga]

Kind of annoyed you said graphite was boring, seeing as graphene has such spectacular properties. Also graphite can be "dissolved" in chlorosulfonic acid. Otherwise great vid.

[lulzwhot]

@physicsbugga

graphene is at least 16-17 times more boring than graphite

[andyroo24601]

5:23 - All glory to the hypnotoad!

[culwin]

Nice to see a picture of Pete back in the 60's!

[IHATEPLAID]

is the ultrasonic bath really that loud? or is the vibration affecting the audio equipment?

[pfarina]

does the professor have parkinson's disease? i noticed his hands are always shaking

[mewrox99]

@pfarina

I don't think so, some people just move their hands when talking

[pfarina]

@mewrox99 they do, but people who have parkinson's SHAKE their hands when they should be still

[Muscleduck]

BEAKER? Erlenmeyer flask, tyvm!

[lolboyboy1]

the professor's hand keeps on trembling...

[mewrox99]

It looks a lot like very dilute MnO4{-}

[vevenaneathna]

i really enjoy your guy's longer videos

[th3em]

Well @ is going to be very convenient because it is on everyone's keyboard, unlike greek symbols.

[zebruh]

Everything about Buckyballs is fascinating.

[fugehdehyou]

i can see your reflection in the fume cupboard screen :D

[aBangProduction]

I'm surprised that they didn't use a Greek letter. '@' seems very weird. Cool though.

[TheBramptonMan]

Fantastic video, very long too. It's always nice to see a new scientist in the fold. Every time I see a video I can't wait for the next one :)

Also, wow! already 260 videos and that's just on this channel. How does Brady do it?

I love these videos :)

[tybo09]

Is there a use for putting an atom inside a buckyball?

[BobStinkfulla]

@tybo09 There are many, google "uses of endohedral fullerenes".

[Intervene]

Very Interesting indeed. Thanks.

[Sharingan266]

a question out of curiosity, when a molecule or atom is put inside Buckminsterfullerine, is it suspended in the center of the C60 or is it just bouncing around in it?

[BobStinkfulla]

@Sharingan266 It's probably pretty stationary, held roughly in the centre by a variety of intermolecular forces.

[guqin]

I am surprised that the chemist did not use toluene in a fume cupboard.

[guqin]

I am surprised that the chemist did not use toluene in a fume cupboard.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

very nice instructional, thanks.

could you do some cryogenic experiments on naturally occurring crystals for superconductivity? I would love to see some experiments with Bismuth Crystals and or others. how does Diamond react under cryogenic properties?

[spankthereasoner]

5:20 - 5:24.

[TadRaunch]

Wow @ is such a good symbol for that!

[petercourt]

The professor is such a natural at all these videos now!

[petercourt]

Very interesting! Thanks (:

[safibn1]

Awesome video of an awesome molecule, but I have one question:

Do they use the @ sign when talking about hemoglobin in blood aswell?

[AstralDragoon]

I wonder if there's an industrial application for a molecule that can be made to polymerize on demand, just by squashing it.

[yoshinosakura]

nice professor nice videos!

[brt5470]

The microphone exploded from ultra sonic haha

[Reqrezentin]

I am definitely going to apply for Nottingham.

[schmidtbag]

wow this was a pretty fascinating video, i never knew about the @ symbol used in chemistry

[Firesoar13]

um, it shows 3 bonds per molecule, but carbon has 4 bonding points. So how does it stably from the bucky ball without hydrogen or oxygen atoms. 

[Dante396]

@Firesoar13 you're right, i guess that's why it is so reactive

[boiledcabbage06]

Purple! So pretty <3

[zasx20]

were can you get B-fulurine? (C60)

[Duedain]

I love Moriarty's mug!

What does the * stand for in BEST from "worlds best advisor" mug?

[Swoost]

I love how he calls it a football....god save the queen!

[jhonbus]

Wow, Has Pete Licence changed his last name? Did he used to be called Griffin?

[Etna2007]

Thumbs up for his mug :D

[csmaster65]

1:25 pete griffin

[tonyotag]

Maybe a great nano-tech device for He @ C60...

Can you put atoms inside C70, or even molecules like NaCl or HF (salts, ect...)?

[exibitions]

IT'S BUT A FOOTBALL! It's a soccer ball!

[Scrap5000]

Who is this new chemist, and why were we not involved in voting for him before he was hired?

[4jonah]

just one intellectual contribution. the at sign's real name is ASPERAND, not to be confused with AMPERSAND, which is this: &. But an ASPERAND is @ :)

[Qtmas]

what is the name of the chemist who did the experiment?

[periodicvideos]

@Qtmas he is Andrei Khlobystov from the University of Nottingham - an expert on C60 and nanotubes...

[YamiPoyo]

@periodicvideos What was the guy saying c60 does when under pressure? i didnt hear it well due to his accent.

[tomson600]

@YamiPoyo it forms polymers... long chains of buckyballs.

[ToxIkWaste]

@periodicvideos Now we just need a nanotubes video with Andrei Khlobystov :)

[919664]

@periodicvideos I knew he is Russian. Or is he ?

[sciencoking]

This sounds very interesting! I think I'm going to try to make+isolate some fullerene myself :D

[youtubasoarus]

Absolutely love these videos. That dude has such awesome hair!

[1RadicalOne]

Carbon nanotubes - which are a sort of derivative of C60 - beat out buckministerfullerene any day. :)

[Quiksilver4eyes]

Love the videos, I'd love to see one about Hydrides.

[falchel]

what are some real uses for C60?

[RazielKain]

Soccerballs in space....

[sicarius1992]

Ah I remember learning about C60 when doing my GCSE's a few years ago. Good times. Now I'm going to university to study Biochemistry, science is awesome :D

[seahawk124]

I'm a bit disappointed you didn't explain where the name Buckminsterfullerene comes from or told us about the man it's named after.

Richard Buckminster Fuller was one of the greatest engineers and architects of the second half of the 20th Century. His geodesic dome forms are still being used in today's architecture (e.g. Edam Project) and it is one of the rare occasions where nature & chemistry is influencing the forms of our buildings.

Wow at 1:25! Doesn't Pete look young and handsome?

[periodicvideos]

@seahawk124 you've done it for us!

[noobenstein]

@seahawk124 Nice one seahawk. Buckminster had many interesting ideas and theories on nature, and man's relationship to nature and the environment, that are far too grand to summarise in one youtube theory :)

[ben9345]

@seahawk124 Eden Project not edam. Thats cheese :)

[Naddig74]

@seahawk124 do you mean the Eden Project? Or is there some cheese research going on I don't know about ;P

[basherofnoggins]

@seahawk124 Edam project? I think you might mean Eden project...

[chillz27]

@seahawk124 edam project? a big cheese factory in a biome?

[HarryisI]

@seahawk124 Nice to see someone contributing when they see a problem as opposed to pointing it out and expecting someone else to fix it.

[nubient]

@seahawk124 The Edam project is too cheesy :-)

[JanMasl]

I swear, when i saw the buckminsterfullerene near the start of the vid, I saw,

"buckministerfucker"

I never read properly xD

[NMRus95]

3:20 Is that scientist from Russia? He's got Russian accent! :D

[RectumPilum]

World's best* advisor

[greeneyedgeek]

lol "some chemists are not very sportingly aware" amen to that!

[PhantasyStarOST]

There is info on net that C60 molecule is also the most massive and complex object for which wave–particle duality was observed.

[ThrowingItAway]

When I turn it on..... INSTANT STATIC

[Lavabug]

I had the feeling there would be a video for this. I recommend everyone watch "Buckminsterfullerene Documentary" (BBC Horizon 1996) on youtube, its a very interesting documentary on its discovery.

I'm surprised there was no contribution from Philip Moriarty from 60 symbols, I bet he knows a good deal about some of c60's properties or applications in nanotech!

[Infloresence]

Now your gonna have to settle an argument; Where is your latest presenter originally from ? My guess is southern Russia....

[helmus2000]

what was special was that the logo was a full javascript/css 3D animation , which is absolutely bonkers insane

[jlspma]

''Chemists are not very sportingly aware''LLOOOOOOOL!

[jgordon707]

He really threw me off when he said football. Hahaha. I can't help but think of the American football.

[chrisofnottingham]

@jgordon707 Yes, over here football = soccer / soccer ball

[IndiePharm]

@VanillaShoelace A molecule inside C60 is protected and could easily be transported to the target place. For example, drugs could be transported through the system and be delivered to a point place. Therefore, cancer medicine could be transported into the cell, tie themselves to a DNA part and fix it, or sabotage work of cancerous cells, destroying them in the end.

[PianoKwanMan]

Cool Cup 'World's Best Advisor' 3:47

[shintsu01]

@PianoKwanMan

Lol specially the * really makes it complete XD

[IndiePharm]

It is quite incredible discovery since C60 could be used for making nano tubes. I believe that, with its ability to pass through chematoencephalic barrier, it could be used in future as a medicine carrier, and could develop new cancer treatements! The future is held within a composition of those 60 carbon atoms. :) Great video about one of the greatest molecules! ;)

[DeoMachina]

I didn't know you could hide things inside buckyballs, that's the coolest thing ever!

Did that ultrasonic bath thingy cause static in the camera or was it just loud?

[ReddmanDGZ]

I remember hearing about 'buckyballs' when i was younger. It was one of the things that got me interested in chemistry and physics to begin with.

I remember (though it has been many years) reading that c60 has interesting properties when exposed to radiation, namely absorption properties.

If this was the case then c60 could certainly have applications in that field.

[525047]

I don't know about superconductors getting any benefit, but creating large molecules and using temperature to change the overall size to "Weave" other molecules could be nifty. Do what nature does.

[mush01]

The scientist doing the experiment has the best accent ever.

[periodicvideos]

Want to win one of The Professor's ties (and the gold watch from our gold video!!!)

See the link in the video description!

[c4clive]

Ah, buckminsterfullerene. An excellent allotrope of carbon. Great video!

[Badnewsbroad]

:) I love how Martyn uses props to explain things! Love this.

[ThirstyJuicebox]

You guys are awesome!

[rufusqaz]

tahanks for another great vid, keep it up =]