Researchers discover evidence to support controversial theory of 'buckyball' formation
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have reported the first experimental evidence that supports the theory that a soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle commonly called a buckyball is the result of a breakdown of larger structures rather than being built atom-by-atom from the ground up.