Buckyballs - Their History and Discovery
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Chemistry Materials Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
History of Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Community - Discussion Forum/Mailing List/Newsletter |
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Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Luca Sabbatini Maclovio Fernandex Martha Farnsworth |
| Description: | "An introduction to Buckminsterfullerenes: Their history and discovery, their unique chemical and physical properties, methods in fullerene production, and the many possible uses of "buckyballs" that may be seen in the near future." Image caption: Medical uses for buckyballs. |
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| Keywords: | fullerenes fullerene compounds buckyball Buckminster Fuller |
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This module was developed as part of a Rice University Class called "Nanotechnology: Content and Context" initially funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. EEC-0407237. It was conceived, researched, written and edited by students in the Fall 2005 version of the class, and reviewed by participating professors. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Medium |
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| Publication Date: | October 1996 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://cnx.org/content/m14355/latest/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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