Un univers en miniatura: Els reptes de la nanociència molecular

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Miniature Universe: Challenges Facing Molecular Nanoscience.
The molecular fi eld of Nanoscience is an area as yet little explored in Nanoscience. This may be because, compared to simpler atom-based nano-objects, the larger structural and electronic complexity of molecules makes them more diffi cult to study at nanoscale with the instrumental
techniques available today. Nonetheless, it is in this molecular fi eld where molecular chemists, biologists, physicists and engineers working in Nanosciences may have the best opportunities to interact. Areas like supramolecular chemistry, molecular electronics and molecular magnetism
are expected to converge in this area. Here, the author gives the examples of bio-magnetic nanomaterials and multifunctional magnetic materials to illustrate the opportunities provided by this emergent area in chemistry, physics and materials science.