A Boron Buckyball (IMAGE)

Brown University

A Boron Buckyball

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A new boron nanomaterial: The carbon Buckminsterfullerene or "buckyball" (left) made from 60 carbon atoms was named after the geodesic sphere (middle) popularized by futurist Buckminster Fuller. The 80-atom boron buckyball (right) is the latest addition to the nanotech world.

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Wang Lab / Brown University

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