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Richard Smalley

Saving the world with nanotechnology

Can cutting edge science, applied to the very toughest and most persistent global problems, simultaneously involve and inspire the next generation of scientists?

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Figure 1: Nanotechnology pioneer and Nobel Laureate, Richard Smalley (1943–2005).
Figure 2: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (blue) can be used to store hydrogen gas (red).

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Nelson, D., Strano, M. Saving the world with nanotechnology. Nature Nanotech 1, 96–97 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2006.113

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