It is 20 years since researchers at IBM spelt out the name of their company with atoms. Chris Toumey looks at the story behind a landmark in nanotechnology.
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Toumey, C. 35 atoms that changed the nanoworld. Nature Nanotech 5, 239–241 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2010.61
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