DIAMOND

DIAMOND is a form of carbon where every carbon atom is bonded to four neighboring atoms. Carbon is a special element because it forms stable bonds with itself and often form a network of bonds with nearby atoms.

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BUCKYBALLS are a form of carbon recently that was recently discovered. Some potential uses for BUCKYBALLS are as molecular containers for small amounts of drugs or new composite materials.

 

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BUCKYTUBE

BUCKYTUBES have been developed very recently and may someday become the "wires" in the next generation of computers or major components of nanomachine - microscopic machines made of a small number of molecules.

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