These new structures -- officially named "Fullerenes" but popularly known as "Buckyballs" -- demonstrate many fascinating and downright weird properties that continue to confound and delight scientists to this day.

In addition to providing new insights into the structure of matter, his "geodesic" construction methods have been used to manufacture everything from modernistic homes to a successful WWII British bomber!

Now it's your turn.  What can YOU do with these babies?

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