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Fuel for thought

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The worlds of nanotechnology and energy meet to unveil a realm of functional materials for fuelling the challenge of low-carbon, sustainable energy.

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Figure 1: Nanomaterials have a central role in many approaches addressing the energy challenge.

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Schloegl, R. Fuel for thought. Nature Mater 7, 772–774 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2285

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