A look back at the discovery of buckminsterfullerenes in 1985, and what that discovery led to later. Robert Curl, Richard Smalley, and Harold Kroto won the Nobel Prize for their work. Aired Sep. 10, 2010 [12:50 min]

We'll talk with chemist Harry Kroto about his discovery of buckyballs in the 1980s, and about new nano applications today, such as buckypaper.