1. We use hexagonal carbon network to make all sorts of curved structures

2. Sussex NNC

3. C70
Sussex NNC

5. The first giant fullerene C240
with Ken McKay Nature 1988
Sussex NNC

7. Nanotubes discovered by
Sumio Iijima
and
Morinobu Endo
in Japan
Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) images of single-walled nanotubes made by Smalley’s group at Rice

8. Insulated conducting nanowire
Ray Whitby and Kuang Wen Hsu
Sussex NNC

10. Networks can be used to delineate flat surfaces

11. - and positively curved surfaces

12. as well as positive and negative curvatures

13. and some really complex surfaces!!!

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18. Eden Project Plans