Nottingham Nanocarbon Group |
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Models |
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Giant fullerene model. Modular origami. Size can be adjusted by scaling the printed sheets in a photocopier. |
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Small fullerene model. Cut out three pieces and stick together with glue. |
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Small fullerene puzzle. Can you fold up the single pattern of 20 hexagons to make a fullerene? |
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Optical Illusions |
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Set of three thaumatropes. A great optical illusion and fun for all ages. #1: demonstrates putting fullerenes in nanotubes... |
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#2: demonstrates putting atoms in fullerenes... |
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#3: demonstrates entanglement of states (colour it in yourself)... Two alternative versions of #3 are available with different colours; with yellow & blue atoms or yellow & red atoms. |
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Nanocarbon fact sheets |
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Keyring leaflet with overview of nanocarbons & QIP information. Folds up from a single sheet. |
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A set of 10 fact sheets is available. Please download each from the linked pictures below. (The full set, as a zip file, is available at the bottom of the page) |
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Cover sheet with contents listing. |
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1. Carbon - the element and its bonding |
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2. sp2 Carbon - geometry & structure |
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3. Carbon Nanotubes - properties |
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4. Buckminster Fullerene - C60 - size & crystal packing |
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5. Electron Microscopy - seeing inside nanotubes |
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6. Fullerenes in Nanotubes - energy and reactions |
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7. Packing - molecules in nanotubes |
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8. Endohedral Fullerenes - caged atoms |
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9. Endohedral Fullerenes - quantum applications |
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10. Qubits - electron spin & computing |
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Full set of 11 sheets (large zip file - 161 MB) |
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