Examples of fullerenes in popular culture are numerous. In fact, fullerenes appeared in popular culture well before science started to take serious interest . Fullerene C540 The Fullerenes are recently-discovered allotropes of carbon. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in any given society. ...

In New Scientist there used to be a weekly column called Daedelus written by David Jones, which contained humourous descriptions of unlikely technologies. In 1966 the columnist included a description of the C₆₀ and other forms of graphite. This was meant as pure entertainment. Also in the New Scientist magazine, a free book was enclosed entitled, "100 Things to Do Before You Die" and one of which was to kick a buckyball. Science fiction writer Neal Stephenson uses buckyballs as nanotechnological containers in his 1995 cyberpunk/postcyberpunk novel The Diamond Age. Buckyballs show up in Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson as a result of the fall of the first space elevator onto the surface of Mars. In the Walt Disney film, Flubber, the formula and molecular structure of the Flubber was modeled after buckminsterfullerene. In the Global television series ReGenesis, buckyballs are the primary component of a HazMat suit produced by government contractor, Shining Armor. New Scientist cover - 18 December 2004 New Scientist is a weekly international science magazine covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience. ... Neal Stephenson (b. ... Berlins Sony Centre in Potsdamer Platz reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... Postcyberpunk describes a genre of science fiction which is believed to have emerged from the cyberpunk movement. ... The Diamond Age, or A Young Ladys Illustrated Primer is a 1995 cyberpunk or postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson taking place in a world where nanotechnology is ubiquitous. ... Kim Stanley Robinson at the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer, probably best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. ... A space elevator would consist of a cable attached to the surface and reaching outwards into space. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Flubber DVD cover Flubber is a 1997 film produced by Disney starring Robin Williams and Marcia Gay Harden. ... The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central. ...

See also

• Fictional applications of real materials