Take, for instance, a soccer-ball-shaped nano-structure "C60" (a molecule of 60 carbon atoms), which is named "buckminsterfullerene" for its resemblance to Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes. It quickly binds with the HIV virus, both reducing its toxicity and blocking its spread. Hence, it is now regarded as the "new great hope" in AIDS research.
例如一種名為「碳六十」的足球狀奈米結構，可以快速地和愛滋病毒結合，一方面減低毒素，一方面防止病毒擴散，因此「碳六十藥物」的研發，已成為愛滋病患的新希望所繫。