Borospherene (IMAGE)

Brown University

Borospherene

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Researchers have shown that clusters of 40 boron atoms form a molecular cage similar to the carbon buckyball. This is the first experimental evidence that such a boron cage structure exists.

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Wang lab / Brown University

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