Kāore i whakaahuatia te C60 hei nanongarau; i whakamahia te kupu e pā ana ki ngā mahi whai mai me ngā ipurangi karaponu pātahi (i ētahi wā ka karangatia he ngongo pukoro kauwhata, he ngongo Bucky rānei) e huatau ana i ngā taupānga tūpono mō ngā mahi hiko me ngā pūrere nanoscale.