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Nanotech: Small Stuff with Big Impact

Nanotechnology — based on microscopic particles with distinctive properties related to their chemical structure, mobility, and capacity to absorb energy — is one of the hottest new areas of medicine. The possible applications are seemingly endless, from detecting cancer, inhibiting metastases, and modifying bone implants to improving non-invasive imaging, delivering drugs, and aiding in surgery.

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