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A multitude of macromolecules

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The world of polymer science is running in 100 different directions. Some pursue the most basic chemistry and physics questions, others have immediate industrial concerns; remarkably, the end-points tend to converge.

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Figure 1: A theorist's dream come true.

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  1. *IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) MACRO 2004, Paris, France, 5–9 July, 2004.

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  2. Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599-3290, North Carolina, USA

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