An automated robotic system is capable of assembling 2D van der Waals heterostructures of unprecedented complexity in a timely fashion.
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Frisenda, R., Castellanos-Gomez, A. Robotic assembly of artificial nanomaterials. Nature Nanotech 13, 441–442 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-018-0156-5
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