I seem to remember that Cucurbitils once made headlines around Halloween, as they are hollow molecules and were named after the plant genus which includes the pumpkin.
Now these molecules have attained a higher degree of hollowness, as researchers have polymerized them to form large spheres.
read my story here:
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2007/February/12020701.asp
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