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Beyond the Pore: Nanofiltration's Fullerene Frontier
This essay explores how tiling cyclic fullerene tetramers into a 2D sheet creates a precise molecular sieve with uniform sub-nanometre pores. The unique structure of these fullerene-based membranes offers a revolutionary approach to…
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…Back at the lab, as Lena drafted the post-trial report and Reed compiled her list of barriers, Thorne charted new experiments: optimizing surface chemistry, exploring hybrid composites for support, and mapping the next set of collaborations. The question was no longer whether fullerene membranes could work; it was whether they could thrive outside the realm of theory. The fullerene frontier had crossed into turbulent waters. The next chapter would hinge on the membrane’s ability to adapt—or risk being swept aside by the realities of scale.