The Buckyegg (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

The Buckyegg

Caption

The buckyegg is a cage of 84 carbon atoms, containing three terbium atoms (mauve) bonded to one nitrogen atom (blue).

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Christine Beavers, UC Davis

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