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Old 22-11-08, 08:36 AM   #5
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Default Re: buckypaper
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Originally Posted by CoolGirl View Post
but it's a really silly name, right?
haven't read the article but the "bucky" is probably derived from buckminsterfullerene, a structure of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a ball like shape:

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