[freebeard]

Buckminster Fuller's buckyballs and domes are not in fact compound curves but a collection of flat surfaces no good for aero, which is why I lose interest here.

Some one with a wind tunnel should do the experiment. The smooth sphere, the icosahedron and 2v and 3v geodesics. One of those will have the lowest Cd (Reynolds number vs scale), and given the dimpled golf ball as an example, I'd suspect the 2v sphere.

As far as buildings go; rectangular shapes are far easier/cheaper to construct, so I/we are at a bit of a loss as to your predilection for them?

As dimensional materials give way to 3D printing, cheap construction will give way to psychologically benign spaces. Boxes make us a little cra-cra.

I have a predilection for the 60 atom carbon molecule (C60 BuckyBall) because, dissolved in olive oil (C60 OO), it doubled the life/youth-span of lab rats with not a single cancer cell in sight.

C60 is but one example of a class of materials, the fullerenes. The real magic happens when 2D molecules are layered at specific angles(*).

SciTechDaily
Scientists Just Cracked the Code for Twisting and Stacking 2D Materials
Feb 27, 2025The research team demonstrated that by designing specific precursor molecules, they could precisely control the twist angle of the stacked COF layers to form a moiré superlattice. Unlike inorganic 2D materials, where the twist angles are often random and difficult to control, in 2D COFs, the twist angles can be controlled by designing the ...

Nature
Atomistic theory of twist-angle dependent intralayer and interlayer ...
Mar 4, 2025The stacking and twisting two (or more) layers of two-dimensional (2D) materials results in the emergence of a large-scale moiré pattern which gives rise to novel properties.

Aaaand there 99.999% of any readers go..!
Science; a thankless job and copy-paste-google an impossibility it seems...

Stop scaring away readers from my thread. I'm not that other guy.

edit:
I went looking for references on C70 and other exotic fullerenes, and found this supporting medical uses:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Biological Effects of C60 Fullerene Revealed with Bacterial Biosensor—Toxic or Rather Antioxidant?

Nanoparticles have been attracting growing interest for both their antioxidant and toxic effects. Their exact action on cells strongly depends on many factors, including experimental conditions, preparation, and solvents used, which have contributed to the confusion regarding their safety and possible health benefits. In order to clarify the biological effects of the most abundant fullerene C60, its impact on the Escherichia coli model has been studied. [blah, blah, blah] The ability of C60 to penetrate through biological membranes, conduct protons, and interact with free radicals is likely responsible for its protective effect detected for E. coli. Thus, fullerene can be considered as a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant, worth further researching as a prospective component of novel medications.

shop.nanografi.com: Types of Fullerenes and their specific uses (C60, C70, Fullerenols)/

Fullerenol

The derivatives of the fullerenes that are soluble in the water are called Fullerenol. These molecules have the ability to remove free radicals. Fullerenols are commonly called as ‘Radical Sponges’, due to their characteristics of removing free radicals. They have great antioxidant properties due to the delocalized double pi-bond in the cages of fullerenes. They are mostly synthesized by the addition of the hydroxyl groups to C60 fullerene. Fullerenols possess a hollow-spherical shape as fullerenes.

Applications of Fullerenols

Fullerenols find the widest application in the field of science and technology. The ability of fullerenols to soluble in water extends its uses in medical applications. They can be transformed into triplet state with the help of ultraviolet or visible light. The transformed material is very reactive and can rapidly react with oxygen or other biomolecules and found its applications and uses in photosensitization. They are excellent antioxidants as well. Their dual nature enables them as cytotoxic materials in the diagnosis of tumors cells and as an immunity agent in normal cells to protect them.

I didn't even get to magic angles. but if you can get one fullerene [nanotube] inside another, define an axis and apply forces -- that might constitute the world's smallest violin servomotor.