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Nature 406, 943-944 (31 August 2000) | doi:10.1038/35023194
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Chemistry: Crystals that breathe
Jonathan W. Steed
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A non-porous crystal that can inhale and exhale sulphur dioxide gas without imploding offers a new way to make nanostructures. Microscopic gas sensors and switches could soon be created using this simple chemistry.
Everything seems to be 'nano' these days: nanotechnology, nanomachines, nanostructures... the list goes on. The nano-prefix refers to the nanometre unit of length, one billionth (10-9) of a metre, and the implication is that the more 'nano' you can make technology, the better it will perform.
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