Diamond, for all its great beauty, is not nearly as interesting as the hexagonal plane of graphite. It is not nearly as interesting because we live in a three-dimensional space, and in diamond, each atom is surrounded in all three directions in space by a full coordination. - Richard Smalley 1 Share Now -
Clean water is a great example of something that depends on energy. And if you solve the water problem, you solve the food problem. - Richard Smalley 2 Share Now -
Diamond, for all its great beauty, is not nearly as interesting as the hexagonal plane of graphite. It is not nearly as interesting because we live in a three-dimensional space, and in diamond, each atom is surrounded in all three directions in space by a full coordination. - Richard Smalley 3 Share Now -
