I find this stuff amazing and interesting, but then again...I'm an engineer...and a nerd...so there's a good chance you won't find it amazing at all.
A car that's 3-4 nanometers across. That's .000000003 meters, or .000003 millimeters. A human hair is about 80,000 nanometers wide.
The nanocar consists of a chassis and axles made of well-defined organic groups with pivoting suspension and freely rotating axles. The wheels are buckyballs, spheres of pure carbon containing 60 atoms apiece.
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That is absolutely amazing!
But honestly, what in the WORLD would "they" need that for? (And by "they", I don't mean K-T. I mean the "they" of the nerdy scientific world ;) (Just kidding of course Looh-ick!)
Can I put spinning rims on them?
1/2 nano dubs? Yeah, now we rollin'! ;)
Oh my goodness you two! HI-larious!
i'm w/ steve, i ONLY want one if i can get it completely and THOROUGHLY pimped out!
Sweet!
Bucky ball..buckminsterfullerene.. this is why I love chemistry!
Aren't buckyballs hollow?
Yes, they are hollow. The carbons are bonded in a series of hexagons and pentagons like a soccer ball. One of the coolest applications of bucky ball is that you can fill the inside with potassium or cesium and it becomes an incredible organic superconductor. :) Good stuff.
Does this thing have enough trunk space for my subs and amp?
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