It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...

Researchers have identified highly ionized species of the famous soccer ball-shaped 'Buckminsterfullerene' C60 molecule as plausible carriers of at least some of the most prominent and enigmatic ...

Choose your character and test your skills against the opposition in an exciting ability-based 3v3 online multiplayer sports game! In the near future, Buckyball reigns supreme as the ultimate sport.

Using intense X-rays, researchers captured a buckyball as it expanded, split and shed electrons under strong laser fields. Detailed scattering measurements showed how the molecule behaves at low, ...

But all of that changed last September, when scientists succeeded in making gram quantities of the material. Now, just about any bench scientist can join the original "buckyball" pioneers in exploring ...

Think you can build your own Buckyball? Find out with this activity. Cut out the pentagon and hexagon shapes. Trace enough copies so that you have 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. Use transparent tape to ...

(Nanowerk News) Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation ...