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The development of NW-based materials has led to breakthrough achievements with rapid expanding impact in all areas of nanotechnology, including but not limited to, electronics, optoelectronics, energy science, sensors and the life sciences. In spite of the progresses discussed in this book, substantial room still exists for NW research and development, and the opportunities may be realized by exquisite control of NW synthesis and assembly, as well as large scale production. In this chapter, we will summarize the basic NW research and applications introduced in this book, and challenges and exciting future opportunities will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Anqi Zhang

  2. Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Gengfeng Zheng

  3. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Charles M. Lieber

  4. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Charles M. Lieber

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Zhang, A., Zheng, G., Lieber, C.M. (2016). Conclusions and Outlook. In: Nanowires. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41981-7_12

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