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Iijima Sumio

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fullerenes

In fullerene: Carbon nanotubes
In 1991 Iijima Sumio of NEC Corporation’s Fundamental Research Laboratory, Tsukuba Science City, Japan, investigated material extracted from solids that grew on the tips of carbon electrodes after being discharged under C₆₀ formation conditions. Iijima found that the solids consisted of tiny tubes made up of numerous…
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nanotechnology

In nanotechnology: Pioneers
In 1991 Sumio Iijima of NEC Corporation in Japan discovered carbon nanotubes, in which the carbon ringlike structures are extended from spheres into long tubes of varying diameter. Taken together, these new structures surprised and excited the imaginations of scientists about the possibilities of forming well-defined nanostructures…
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