Describes the potential use of buckyballs in new technologies. Researchers have found buckyballs containing extraterrestrial gases associated with meteorites. Describes how researchers built a nano-sized abacus using buckyballs as the beads. Describes how nanotubes might be turned into tiny inductors in a microchip.
Researchers report a technique to grow well-aligned carbon nanotubes on glass.
Describes new magnetic fullerenes made of nickel chloride. Discusses whether buckyballs could fuel the thrusters used to manoeuvre satellites. Describes how buckyballs might protect injured brain tissue by mopping up free radicals. Discusses the potential applications of carbon nanotubes. Describes possible applications for carbon nanotubes.