Rice University celebrated a milestone in its scientific history by showcasing the Nobel Prize medals of late chemistry professors Robert F. Curl ’54 and Richard Smalley. The event marked the kickoff to the Wiess School of Natural Sciences’ 50th anniversary celebration, highlighting decades of innovation. Curl, Smalley, and Sir Harold W. Kroto won the 1996 Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking discovery of carbon-60 molecules, known as buckyballs, a discovery that transformed nanoscience and mate

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