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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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The electrons in the buckyballs produce a large magnetic field

Recurring anomaly by Ruppert, Douglas / Science News

Byline: ANI Washington, March 5 (ANI): Engineers at Duke University, US, have found that microscopic particles of carbon known as buckyballs may be able to keep water pipes clear in the same way clot-busting drugs prevent arteries from clogging up.

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

These unique properties make carbon nanostructures such as buckyballs and nanotubes attractive for many potential applications: supercomputers the size of wall clocks, nanomachines that act as miniature surgeons, and artificial muscle, to name a few.

Super structures: Wendy Pyper enters a world where tiny structures ... by Ecos

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