A tight fit: researchers pry open buckyballs in hopes of stuffing them

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A research team at the Univ of California at Santa Barbara claims to have developed a method to open and close C60 fullerene molecules. The process would allow for the insertion of atoms in an opened buckyball. Researchers hope to fill buckyballs with such potentially useful items as superconducting materials.

Carbon allotropes, Buckminsterfullerene

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Holes in ozone science: researchers look at loss of the protective layer above our heads

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Ozone depletion researchers are turning their attention away from the polar regions toward the midlatitudes. Midlatitude ozone loss has been shown to be caused more by nitrogen oxides than by hydrogen oxides. Nitrogen oxides are present in large quantities in the exhaust of supersonic aircraft.

Environmental aspects, Nitrogen oxides, Nitrogen oxide, Atmospheric ozone, Supersonic transport airplanes, Supersonic transport planes

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Profile: Mario Molina: rescuing the ozone layer

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Mario Molina is renowned for revealing that chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) are damaging the ozone layer, thus forcing governments worldwide to implement the Montreal Protocol. The Nobel Prize-winning Molina and his research team now focuses on vital issues in urban air pollution.

Behavior, Discovery and exploration, Scientists, Molina, Mario

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