"When Things Get Small... They Become Different" by Ivan Schuller

"When Things Get Small... They Become Different" by Ivan Schuller, Professor, Physics; Center for Advanced Nanoscience; former leader, Calit2 Materials and Devices

When materials are reduced to the nanoscale, their properties become different in essential ways. For instance inert gold may become chemically active, normal copper may become superconducting, and carbon may become extremely strong. Dr. Schuller will describe the new scientific horizons and possible applications that may arise from this. More importantly, he will emphasize that applications arise from basic research in unpredictable ways and therefore the most difficult thing to predict is the future. Supported by AFOSR, DOE, and NSF.

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