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February 21, 2013

Forging a new periodic table using nanostructures
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 21, 2013
Northwestern University's Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned leader in nanotechnology research and its application, has developed a completely new set of building blocks that is based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build - from the bottom up, just as nature does - new and useful structures. Mirkin will discuss his research in a session titled "Nucleic Acid-Modified Nanostructures as Programmable Atom Equivalents: Forging a New Periodic Table" at the America ... read more

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