Buckyball Traps Single Water Molecule

The carbon molecule known as a buckyball, a member of the fullerene family, can act as a cage for a variety of other chemicals. And now researchers have used one to trap a single molecule of water. The work appears in the journal Science . [Kei Kurotobi and Yasujiro Murata, "A Single Molecule of Water [...]

Cagey Solution: Will Nano Traps Make Geothermal Power Earthquake-Safe?

Earth’s molten mantle is a potentially inexhaustible source of energy that could meet 10 percent of our nation’s energy needs, but cost and safety concerns have hampered the growth of geothermal energy. Now, researchers have announced plans to test a more efficient way to tap into safer, low-temperature geothermal stores using nanotechnology. [More] View full [...]