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Nara: A New Chemistry for Carbon

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This National Archives and Records Administration site describes the discovery of fullerenes, a new allotrope of carbon. The chemical properties of fullerenes, their uses, and possible potential as catalysts or superconductors is mentioned.

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carbon
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buckminsterfullerene, bucky ball, buckyball, fullerene, graphite, superconductor, c60, nara: a new chemistry for carbon, diamond, buckminster fullerenes
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)