C60, The Buckminsterfullerene

The first fullerene to be discovered, and the family's namesake, was buckminsterfullerene C60, made in 1985 by Robert Curl, Harold Kroto and Richard Smalley. The name was an homage to Richard Buckminster Fuller, whose geodesic domes it resembles. Fullerenes have since been found to occur (if rarely) in nature.

The discovery of fullerenes greatly expanded the number of known carbon allotropes, which until recently were limited to graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon such as soot and charcoal. Buckyballs and buckytubes have been the subject of intense research, both for their unique chemistry and for their technological applications, especially in materials science, electronics, and nanotechnology.

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[liquidtoo123]

I've been looking for this documentary... do you know the name or where the rest of it is? Thanks!

[AnkitMichael]

C60, Football basic architectural structure................

[090951655]

compared to diamonds dis one is the hardest...

[jphendrikx]

Awesome... sometimes the simplest things are right in front of you.