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Buckyballs are carbon molecules shaped like a ball.

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Buckyballs, or fullerenes, are carbon molecules with 60 atoms arranged in a hollow sphere, similar to a football. They were discovered in 1985 and their name honours the architect Buckminster Fuller, creator of geodesic structures.

Source: Nature

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