News tagged with buckminsterfullerenes

'Shish kebab' structure provides improved form of 'buckypaper'

Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes -- 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, 10 times lighter than steel, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

C60 SIMS FTICR MS raises bar for mass accuracy, resolving power

In biology, what molecules are located where dictates much about how any biological system functions.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Superhard carbon material could crack diamond

(PhysOrg.com) -- By applying extreme pressure to compress and flatten carbon nanotubes, scientists have discovered that they can create a new carbon polymer that simulations show is hard enough to crack diamond. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 8 | with audio podcast feature

C60 could form a new kind of gel

(PhysOrg.com) -- C60, the spherical carbon molecule also known as a buckminsterfullerene, has intrigued scientists for its unique properties and potential applications in nanotechnology and electronics. Now scient ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

Silicon strategy shows promise for batteries

A team of Rice University and Lockheed Martin scientists has discovered a way to use simple silicon to radically increase the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Telescope Finds Elusive Buckyballs in Space for First Time

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs," in space for the first time.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 2 | with audio podcast