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Does scale matter at the nanoscale?

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Eric Drexler has restated his vision of nanotechnology in a new book. Chris Toumey explores its apparent contradictions.

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  1. Chris Toumey is at the University of South Carolina NanoCenter,

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Toumey, C. Does scale matter at the nanoscale?. Nature Nanotech 9, 6–7 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.289

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