Scientists often invoke comparisons with nature when discussing developments in nanotechnology, but the relationship between the two is more complex than it first appears, and can be broken down into nine different narratives.
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Wickson, F. Narratives of nature and nanotechnology. Nature Nanotech 3, 313–315 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.140
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