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by ziofill 17 days ago
This is surely extremely exciting for theorists then!
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Not all.

It is only exciting for these theorists who predicted it. They can now hardly wait for a proper synthesis?

https://cen.acs.org/articles/85/i18/Boron-buckyball-predicte...

It's certainly exciting for theorists who predicted its impossibility, and exciting for any other theorists interested, whether they trusted or doubted the theoretical results.