Nanotechnology has solid commercial prospects, but the process of converting basic discoveries into marketable products will be long and hard.
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Mazzola, L. Commercializing nanotechnology. Nat Biotechnol 21, 1137–1143 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1003-1137
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