Buckminsterfullerenes. See

The discovery of buckminsterfullerene (see, also, in Chapter 1) with its intriguing shape, focused attention to polyhedral molecular geometries even by many outside of chemistry. The event is often considered to be the birth of nanoscience and nanotechnology although they existed before even though under less fancy names. Buckminsterfullerene, C6o, discovered in 1985 [30], was the first runner-up for the title, Molecule of the Year in 1990 [31], and received the title in 1991 [32], On this occasion, the Editorial of Science stated, among others, that... 

Buckminsterfullerene. See Fullerene Buckthorn extract. See Buckthorn (Frangula alnus) extract... 

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