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Nature 442, 994-995 (31 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/442994a; Published online 30 August 2006
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Nanoscience: Small talk
Liesbeth Venema1
Abstract
Is rebranding research as 'nanoscience' just jumping on the bandwagon? A recent conference in Basel proves that the name does at least attract researchers from different disciplines to mingle for mutual inspiration.
While most of Switzerland was caught up in the festivities on 1 August that commemorate the birth of the nation, 1,400 scientists gathered in Basel at ICN+T 2006* to discuss the latest developments in nanoscience and technology. They were also there to celebrate a pivotal event in the history of Swiss science: the invention of the scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) at the IBM labs in Zurich more than 25 years ago.
- Liesbeth Venema is a senior editor for the physical sciences at Nature.
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