Fullerene
Fullerene : A fullerene is a pure carbon molecule composed of at least 60?atom?s of carbon. Because a fullerene takes a shape similar to a soccer ball or a geodesic dome, it is sometimes referred to as a?buckyball?after the inventor of the geodesic dome, Buckminster Fuller, for whom the fullerene is more formally named. Fullerenes are seen as promising components of future micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and in?nanotechnology. Current work on the fullerene is largely theoretical and experimental. NASA, in co-operation with geochemist Lynn Becker from the University of Hawaii, has discovered naturally-occuring fullerenes in ancient meteorites that hit the Earth. Recent research has suggested many uses for fullerenes, including medical applications, superconductors, and fiber-optics
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