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Materials that respond to their external environment require creative molecular design — much inspiration comes from the natural world.

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Publisher: Springer Journals
Copyright: Copyright © 2008 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject: Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics
ISSN: 1476-1122
eISSN: 1476-4660
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2214
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Materials that respond to their external environment require creative molecular design — much inspiration comes from the natural world.

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Published: Jul 1, 2008