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You have accessMoreSectionsView PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cite this article Terrones Mauricio and Terrones Humberto 2004IntroductionPhil. Trans. R. Soc. A.3622035–2037http://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2004.1439SectionYou have accessIntroduction Mauricio Terrones Mauricio Terrones Advanced Materials Department, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4 sección, 78216 San Luis Potosí, Mexico (; ) Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and Humberto Terrones Humberto Terrones Advanced Materials Department, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4 sección, 78216 San Luis Potosí, Mexico (; ) Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Mauricio Terrones Mauricio Terrones Advanced Materials Department, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4 sección, 78216 San Luis Potosí, Mexico (; ) Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and Humberto Terrones Humberto Terrones Advanced Materials Department, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Lomas 4 sección, 78216 San Luis Potosí, Mexico (; ) Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Published:09 August 2004https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2004.1439AbstractThe new century has started with an increasing interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The idea of miniaturizing functional materials to a molecular level is becoming a reality. However, a big effort is still needed in order to achieve the fabrication of efficient and novel nanodevices and machines in which quantum–mechanical laws apply. It is believed that, within five to ten years, emerging technologies will be based on nanosystems with improved physico–chemical properties at reasonable costs. Experimental and theoretical researchers in conjunction with industrialists should re–combine efforts synergistically so that important breakthroughs are achieved. Previous ArticleNext Article VIEW FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD PDF FiguresRelatedReferencesDetails This Issue15 October 2004Volume 362Issue 1823Theme Issue ‘Nanotechnology of carbon and related materials’ compiled by Mauricio Terrones and Humberto Terrones Article InformationDOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2004.1439Published by:Royal SocietyPrint ISSN:1364-503XOnline ISSN:1471-2962History: Published online09/08/2004Published in print15/10/2004 License: Citations and impact