Carbon 60

By Hans Rancke-Madsen ·

TML message #3263From bundle 270

I just saw an item on the news today to the effect that scientists
at Risoe, Denmark's Atomic Research Station, had discovered a way to
make a molecule consisting of 60 carbon atoms that had amazing
properties. Only one was mentioned, but that one was pretty interesting:
It is a room-temperature super- conductor!

Furthermore the equipment they use to make it could have been built 50
years ago. That means that we now know of a Tech 6 room-temperature
superconductor. Neat, huh? Whatever will they think of next...


      Hans Rancke
University of Copenhagen
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