Computer graphics space-filling representation of a molecule of Buckminsterfullerene (C60),the blue spheres,opened up to reveal an embedded molecule of ethane. Buckminsterfullerene is the name given to a novel form of carbon consisting of 60 carbon atoms connected in the pattern that resembles the panels of a football. Its name is derived from that of the architect,Richard Buckminster Fuller,who used icosahedral geometry in his designs of geodesic domes. This image is non- physical & is intended as an illustration of how C60 might be used as "molecular packaging",to enclose smaller molecules | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / CLIVE FREEMAN, THE ROYAL INSTITUTION |
Taille de l’image : | 3177 px × 2247 px |
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