Latest News Update About What Is Buckyball:It’s not often we see an interactive Google Doodle, and today we see just that with Google’s celebration of the Buckyball, which was first discovered in 1985 and today marks the 25th anniversary of the Bucky Ball.
You can see the Buckyball doodle via google.com, and those that want a little history into the Buckyball will need to look for “fullerene”. Wikipedia has a nice article all about fullerene (aka Buckminsterfullerine molecule) and the Buckyball here.
Scientists say a “buckyball”, or fullerene, is any molecules composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube.
Its official name is “Buckminsterfullerene” because its structure resembles that of the geodesic domes designed by the late American engineer Buckminster Fuller.
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