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space1 month ago•6 min saved

JWST Discovers Hollow Shell of Buckytballs in Tc 1 Nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument images the planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing buckyballs arranged in a thin hollow shell around the central star and enabling exact chemical mapping through integral field unit spectroscopy. This builds on the 2010 Spitzer discovery led by Jan Cami, offering new clues about how these carbon-based molecules form and persist in space, and highlighting a surprising, spiral-like structure and a mysterious inverted question-mark feature in Tc 1.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#buckyballs #james-webb-space-telescope #planetary-nebula

space1 month ago•78 min saved

JWST uncovers buckyball chemistry around a dying star Tc 1

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope images the Tc 1 planetary nebula around a dying sun‑like star, revealing abundant buckyballs (carbon spheres) and prompting questions about how these PAHs form and emit infrared light; the finding suggests buckyballs are widespread in space but not frequent, guiding future studies of photochemistry and nebular environments.

via Space|

#astrochemistry #buckyballs #dying-star

science2 years ago•2 min saved

"Creating One-Dimensional Gas by Trapping Krypton Atoms"

Chemists at Ulm University used buckyballs to trap krypton atoms and squeeze them into a one-dimensional gas within a carbon nanotube, a feat never achieved before. By employing transmission electron microscopy, the team was able to observe and track the movement of the krypton atoms as they were confined in the nanotube. This breakthrough in studying atoms in such confined conditions could provide valuable insights into the behavior of matter at extreme scales.

via Gizmodo|

#buckyballs #chemistry #nanotechnology

science-and-technology2 years ago•4 min saved

"Surprising Discovery: Gold Buckyballs and Nanoparticle 'Seeds' are Identical"

Chemists at Rice University have discovered that the tiny gold "seed" particles commonly used in nanoparticle synthesis are actually gold buckyballs, 32-atom spherical molecules. This finding could help researchers understand the mechanisms behind nanoparticle synthesis and improve control over particle shape and properties. The distinction between nanoparticles and molecules is crucial for advancing nanoscience and achieving precise control over matter.

via Phys.org|

#buckyballs #chemistry #gold-nanoparticles