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11. No. They were named after him. He had nothing to do with it.

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 04:26 PM

Apr 2012

The class of all these forms of carbon are called Fullerenes.

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Bucky Balls Could Double Your Lifespan [View all] Why Syzygy Apr 2012 OP

I would be surprised if you couldn't get industrial grade quantities BootinUp Apr 2012 #2

Oh yeah, totally. It also doesn't look that hard to do it yourself for Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #3

Priced to sell JackInGreen Apr 2012 #5

I heard they were poisonous Confusious Apr 2012 #4

This study Why Syzygy Apr 2012 #6

Oh sure, now. Scuba Apr 2012 #7

Probably not much these days BadgerKid Apr 2012 #9

"the guy"? Why Syzygy Apr 2012 #10

No. They were named after him. He had nothing to do with it. MineralMan Apr 2012 #11

Seriously? Why Syzygy Apr 2012 #12

Buckyballs, an novel configuration of carbon atoms were MineralMan Apr 2012 #13

You may be right. Why Syzygy Apr 2012 #14