NOBEL LAUREATE HAROLD KROTO VISITS UNC CHARLOTTE
February 25, 2008
 

Kroto’s 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was based on his co-discovery of buckminsterfullerene, a form of pure carbon consisting of 60 carbon atoms arranged as a spheroid reminiscent of geodesic domes designed by architect Buckminster Fuller. 

The discovery of these fullerenes led to the production of new substances from these compounds, with new and unexpected properties.

UNC Charlotte Charlotte Research Institute, The Echo Foundation, and the Duke Energy Special Initiatives Fund cosponsored the free, public event.

Click here to see the Photo Gallery from the UNC Charlotte February 2008 event.

Click here to learn more about Sir Harold Kroto.

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