Using cryo-electron microscopy and mass spectrometry, researchers from PSI have deciphered the structure of an ion channel found in the eye while it interacts with the protein calmodulin – a […]
Paul Scherrer Institute
![The smallest nanobowl, corannulene [1], as well as the C40 nanobowl [2] emphasized as a molecular building block of Buckminsterfullerene (C60) [3], rugbyballene (C70) [4], and end-capped (5,5) armchair nanotubes [5]. The C40 nanobowl carbons are black, the remaining carbons are gray, and the hydrogens are white. -- Paul Scherrer Institute](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fullerenes.png?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
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How Football-shaped Molecules Occur In The Universe
For a long time it has been suspected that fullerene and its derivatives could form naturally in the universe. These are large carbon molecules shaped like a football, salad bowl […]