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“Small is Beautiful”, is a statement coming originally from the world of economics [1]. It nevertheless holds true when it comes to technology. Small is beautiful, because small is fast and small is cheap.

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Krull, C. (2014). Introduction: Molecular Electronics. In: Electronic Structure of Metal Phthalocyanines on Ag(100). Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02660-2_1

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