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buckyball, colloquial term for buckminsterfullerene buckminsterfullerene or buckyball, C₆₀, hollow cage carbon molecule named for R. Buckminster Fuller because of the resemblance of its molecular structure to his geodesic domes.
..... Click the link for more information. , a roughly spherical fullerene fullerene, any of a class of carbon molecules in which the carbon atoms are arranged into 12 pentagonal faces and 2 or more hexagonal faces to form a hollow sphere, cylinder, or similar figure.
..... Click the link for more information. molecule consisting of 60 carbon carbon [Lat.,=charcoal], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol C; at. no. 6; at. wt. 12.011; m.p. about 3,550°C;; graphite sublimes about 3,375°C;; b.p. 4,827°C;; sp. gr. 1.8–2.1 (amorphous), 1.9–2.3 (graphite), 3.15–3.
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Buckytube is a generic term for cylindrical fullerenes.

Buckyball

A molecule of carbon expected to have use in a variety of applications, especially in the medical field. Also known as "Fullerines" because the 60 atoms that make up their spherical molecule resemble Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes, they are lighter than plastic and stronger than steel. They can also conduct heat and electricity. Buckyballs were identified in 1985 by three scientists who later received a Nobel prize for the discovery. Buckyballs are used as a building block for many experimental materials. See nanotube and nanotechnology.

buckyball [′bək·ē‚bȯl]

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buckminsterfullerene

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Professor Kroto, winner of 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and a member of the MESF International Advisory Council, shared his scientific discovery in relation to the Buckyball with teachers and students.

Middle East Science Fund Advisory Board Member Sir Professor Kroto by Albawaba.com

238) describes placing a beryllium-7 into a 60-carbon molecule known as a buckyball.

Recurring anomaly by Ruppert, Douglas / Science News

A buckyball, or C60, is one shape within the family of tiny carbon shapes known as fullerenes.

Buckyballs can be used to keep water pipes clear from clogging by Asian News International

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