Us industry starts to think big by acting small

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manipulation of individual molecules smaller than 100 nanometres (although some would argue for 50 nanometres). The concept has sparked scientific imaginations because working at this

'nanoscale' changes the physical properties of materials — making things really small provides researchers with another way to control materials. This is a preview of subscription

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