Boron 'buckyball' discovered by chemists

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 04:30 in Physics & Chemistry

The "buckyball" – an iconic soccer-ball shaped molecule made exclusively of carbon atoms – is not quite as special anymore. Chemists have discovered a similar hollow cage-like molecule made only of boron atoms.

Read the whole article on CBC: Technology & Science

More from CBC: Technology & Science

Learn more about

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net