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Introduction

Humankind has advanced at a remarkable rate thanks to the development of scientific technology, which has enabled human beings to understand the fundamental principles of natural phenomena, and thus to control nature in various ways. Since the quantum revolution of the 1920s, the scope of such understanding has expanded to the level of atoms and elementary particles. By manipulating compositions and structures at atomic and subatomic levels, researchers are now able to make advances in nanoscience, as well as in the design and manufacture of new substances, materials, and devices whose performance surpasses the limits of nature.