Working on the scale of individual atoms, researchers in the field of nanotechnology see huge possibilities in tiny objects. Some say this new science will change everything from computer chips to dress slacks. Are we ready to think small?

Find out what this small business is all about at the UW's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center and Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.

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