Predictions for the development of microelectronics provide a valuable example about the virtues of measured promises in nanotechnology, as Chris Toumey explains.
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Toumey, C. Less is Moore. Nature Nanotech 11, 2–3 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.318
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