[Hallicrafters] Bucky Balls? Say What? |
Duane Fischer, W8DBF
dfischer at usol.com
Thu Feb 23 21:28:57 EST 2012
This is from an official NASA release and I quote -
"NASA'S SPITZER FINDS SOLID BUCKYBALLS IN SPACE
WASHINGTON -- Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space
Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid
form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon
spheres had been found only in gas form.
Formally named buckminsterfullerene, buckyballs are named after their
resemblance to the late architect Buckminster Fuller's geodesic
domes. They are made up of 60 carbon molecules arranged into a hollow
sphere, like a soccer ball. Their unusual structure makes them ideal
candidates for electrical and chemical applications on Earth,
including superconducting materials, medicines, water purification
and armor.
In the latest discovery, scientists using Spitzer detected tiny specks
of matter, or particles, consisting of stacked buckyballs. They found
them around a pair of stars called "XX Ophiuchi," 6,500 light-years
from Earth.
"These buckyballs are stacked together to form a solid, like oranges
in a crate," said Nye Evans of Keele University in England, lead
author of a paper appearing in the ..."
Now, if the microscopic carbon spheres had been found only in gas form
previously, are they a solid or a gas? If they had the shape of a
microscopic Carbon sphere would that not indicate a solid, not a gas?
This scientific item raises more hairs of confusion then a typical Flea
finds while lost on a dog's back when his GPS fails!
Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
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