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Visions in Nanoscale Science
Challenges and advances in nanoscale science have not emerged from any
single academic field alone. The scale of understanding within the life sciences is increasingly
being extended down to the molecular and atomic level, be it in modeling the interaction of
drugs with their targets, or the sequencing of genetic material. The novel field of quantum
computing and communication might finally also rely on molecular or atomic scale features.
Controlling the nanometer scale (nanoscale science at the ultimate limits, nanomaterials,
molecular machinery and nano-robotics), down to individual molecules, atoms, ions and
electrons is currently perceived to possess technological potential similar to the economic
returns of microtechnology and microelectronics. Microelectronics has permeated every aspect
of our industries and financial services. Nanoscale science is not just another shrinkage;
its paradigms, laws and opportunities are distinctly
different from those of the macroscopic world.
Actual research topics in Nanoscale Science
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Impact of nanoscale science on life sciences and medicine
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Nanomaterials ranging from biological systems to nanoclusters
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Molecular machinery and nanorobotics
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Quantum devices and systems for computing and communication
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-Nanoscale science at the ultimate limits.
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